Nearly closed eyelid after Botox injections

I have a history of unilateral Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) in the right eye. I had Botox about 17 days ago, and now, the left lid is almost closed. This exacerbates the appearance of the TED lid hyper-retraction. What can I do?

3 answers to “Nearly closed eyelid after Botox...”

A: This might not be a true eyelid ptosis.

Patricia Farris, MD

  When you have only one eye affected by thyroid disease the unaffected eye shuts down, in other words it closes slighty. This is a relex response to light in the unaffected eye. Of course the affected eye stays open wide because of the thryoid problem.  The botox that was injected in your... more

A: Compensatory right upper eyelid retraction

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

 Dear Lid Dispair You are obviously having a serious problem after a BOTOX treatment.  It does sound like the treatment has caused ptosis of the left upper eyelid.  This causes a compensatory effort to lift the eyelids.  The left one under acts but this effort cause retraction in the right... more

A: Iopidine drops may help

Francisco Canales, MD

Hello It sounds like you have eyelid ptosis on the left side.  If untreated, the effects revers after 4 to 5 weeks.  Your doctor may want to consider Iopidine drops as long as there is no contraindication with your thyroid problems.  Iopidine may not help much, but rest assured that the problem... more

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