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Wearing Contact Lenses After Blepharoplasty
How long does it usually take for a patient to be able to wear contact lenses after upper and lower Blepharoplasty?
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Can Droopy Eyelids Affect Vision?
Can excess skin on your eyelids have an effect on your vision? I am a 56 year old who is an avid reader and lately I can't read for long because my...
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Procedure to Repair Congenital Eye Ptosis for a Child?
My 2 year old daughter has a severe congenital ptosis in her left eye. She was operated when she was two weeks old because the lid was completly...
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3 Months Post Eyelid Surgery: Left with Bad Vision and Discoloration
I had a smas facelift,neck lift and lower lids done, middle of feb 2011.my one lid is and lopsided hanging and the other one is rolled out and hanging...
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Post-op Upper Blepharoplasty - Will I Ever Be Able to Look Up Normally Again?
I am 40 yo. I had upper and lower blepharoplasty surgery 2 weeks ago and my eyelids don't quite follow my eyes when I look all the way up. As a...
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When Eyelashes Are Being Pushed Downward, is Eyelid Surgery Medically Necessary?
What are the most common scenarios for eyelid surgery to be deemed medically necessary?
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Drooping Left Eyelid Really Bothers Me and Wondering if It Can Hurt Vision if It Starts Covering the Pupil, Even So Slightly.
The last year, I have just noticed my left eye seemed to droop. I started getting really bad anxiety attacks and the doctors ruled out it being...
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Will the Changed Weight of Eyelids After Blepharoplasty Affect Vision?
I had blepharoplasty in September and they "touched it up" again in December. My vision has changed considerably so that I now need to wear...
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Is 16 Too Young for Eyelid Surgery?
I am 16 years old and within the past month or so my left eyelid had dropped significantly lower then my right eyelid. It was not like this 3 months...
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Congenital Eyelid Ptosis Corrected to Extent That Vision is Not Affected?
Though congenital eyelid ptosis in a 2-year-old cannot be corrected 100%, is it possible to get it corrected to the extent that vision is not covered,...
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