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Does the gap between the eyes become smaller as we age? What happens to the eyes that they become less wide-set as we grow up?

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warnty56Nov 17, 2023

My eyes used to be very wide-set when I was a child, but now the distance between the eyes is almost equal to the length of the eye. Any explanation for this?

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