When one eyelid is more closed then the other

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amother

Linen

Tue, Oct 17 2017, 12:56 am

What could this be? Why are some children born with one eyelid more closed then the other? How could this affect the child later on in life? Anon because there is a personal reason that I am asking this.

amother

Seafoam

Tue, Oct 17 2017, 1:33 am

I had a friend that had this issue. One eyelid was almost completely closed. It really didn't impact her life, she had friends was confident and did well in school. When she turned 18 she had surgery to correct it.

amother

Yellow

Tue, Oct 17 2017, 6:39 am

Is it partially closed when the other is all the way open? Is it blocking her pupil? My daughter had one eyelid partially closed blocking her pupil it was causing a lazy eye. She almost lost her vision in that eye because of this eyelid. She had surgery to correct it and b"h got her vision back. You should see an oculoplastic surgeon about it.

amother

Tan

Tue, Oct 17 2017, 7:45 am

It's called ptosis. It's due to a weakness in that muscle. My DH has it. Doesn't affect his life at all.

amother

Taupe

Tue, Oct 17 2017, 8:33 am

My ophthalmologist said best time to do surgery is age 9.

At that time we discussed with dc and concluded we don't want to do it.

Surgery has risks such as over tightening the muscle and the eye never being able to fully close.

amother

Linen

Tue, Oct 17 2017, 11:52 am

amother wrote:

It's called ptosis. It's due to a weakness in that muscle. My DH has it. Doesn't affect his life at all.

Do you know if it's genetic? Did your children inherit it also?

happyone

Tue, Oct 17 2017, 12:59 pm

Ptosis in one eye is usually not genetic and just a muscle weakness. In both eyes can be a symtom of another muscle disorder but is not necessarily the case if it's the only symtom. Easy to correct

amother

Floralwhite

Tue, Oct 17 2017, 1:47 pm

I have ptosis of one eyelid. I asked my opthomologist about it who sent me to see a surgeon. The surgeon told me I have Horner’s Syndrome and sent me to see a neuro ophthalmologist for testing. Only when the conclusion was that nothing else was wrong besides the ptosis and inequality of my pupils was I allowed to schedule myself for surgery. Unfortunately Horner’s is hard to fix and I’ve had surgery twice in 3 years for the same problem.

amother

Denim

Tue, Oct 17 2017, 2:25 pm

My son has this. It should be checked out properly. His was, and it was determined that there is nothing amiss... just is plain old ptosis.
He's older now, and the only time I notice it is when he is sick and the weaker eyelid droops... in fact it is a clue to me that he really is sick and not trying to stay home from school Smile

amother

Linen

Tue, Oct 17 2017, 5:01 pm

Is it true that ptosis in one eye is usually not genetic?

amother

Turquoise

Tue, Oct 17 2017, 7:57 pm

Ptosis needs to be checked out as it can be dangerous. It can cause a lazy eye and can even cause blindness in that eye.

My child has it and needs surgery because it is getting worse and if the eyelid ch"v covers the pupil, it can damage the vision.
The good eye also needs to be patched for a few hours a day to make sure that the weak eye does not become a lazy eye.

amother

Turquoise

Tue, Oct 17 2017, 7:58 pm

amother wrote:

Is it true that ptosis in one eye is usually not genetic?

We were told that it is not genetic.

amother

Pink

Fri, Oct 20 2017, 9:09 am

My dd had a 'droopy' eyelid on her left side when she was born which looked more closed than the other one. It corrected itself within a few months with no intervention and you'd never know it was there. Soon we saw that she had mild general muscle weakness on the left side in general though, so we went to PT. With regular PT as a baby/toddler and as she developed and got older, it kept correcting itself. She does have low muscle tone in general, and no one was sure why it was worse on one side than the other (we checked with a ton of specialists, who all said if it's not impairing her life and improves easily with PT, we don't need to look any further for a reason). She is a kid now and the weakness on one side is not noticeable at all unless you are looking for it very closely, and she is even a lefty!

My husband's eyelid droops very slightly when he is both extremely exhausted and stressed - I've only seen it happen maybe 2-3 times in the last several years. It goes away on its own as soon as he catches up on his sleep. As far as I know, it wasn't apparent when he was born. He also doesn't have any problems with his muscle tone though (my daughter got her low muscle tone from me, but I never had a drooping eyelid), so no idea whether his drooping eyelid is related to dd's or just a random coincidence.

The eyelid itself hasn't impacted my husband or daughter at all.

amother

Linen

Sat, Oct 21 2017, 11:52 pm

amother wrote:

That's very interesting. Thanks for your answer.

amother

Emerald

Sun, Oct 22 2017, 12:30 am

1. Ptosis
2. When people are anxious they can get it

amother

Linen

Wed, Oct 25 2017, 2:20 am

amother wrote:

1. Ptosis
2. When people are anxious they can get it

That's so interesting, I never heard about the anxious part

amother

Royalblue

Wed, Oct 25 2017, 5:22 am

amother wrote:

We were told that it is not genetic.

Sorry I have a slight case & so do 2 of my kids.
One slightly worse & he does have a lazy eye.
Ophthalmologist did not recommend surgery rather patching & glasses till his vision was firmly established.

amother

Linen

Thu, Oct 26 2017, 7:01 pm

amother wrote:

Thanks for your response

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