"Can vision be affected from Botox going too deep or too much injected? It's been almost a week, had 20 units in each area, and since then it has been really bad. I was soooo swollen like a fish all over and had a bad migraine. Worse though is my vision is blurry. ... I am an employee of the medspa... more
Can Botox injections cause blurry vision?
Can vision be affected from Botox going too deep or too much injected?
It's been almost a week, had 20 units in each area, and since then it has been really bad. I was soooo swollen like a fish all over and had a bad migraine. Worse though is my vision is blurry.
I wonder if I should see an ophthamologist or neurologist. I am an employee of the medspa that had an untrained doc do this, and I have no insurance :(
3 answers to “Can Botox injections cause blurry...”
A: As Dr. Hoenig points out, your blurry vision may be due...
As Dr. Hoenig points out, your blurry vision may be due to your recent Botox injection, but it may be unrelated. Injecting the Botox in the wrong area or migration of the Botox can affect the muscles of eye movement as well as the muscles which aid in tearing. If this is the case, it will wear off with time... more
A: It is possible that the injection was too deep and...
It is possible that the injection was too deep and affected one of the muscles that controls movement of your eyes. To do so, the injection would have to have been unusually deep and nowhere near where it should have been. But, since it was done by a medspa employee, I suppose it's not impossible. There are... more
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26 Jun 2009
I had Botox injected a week ago. A week later I experienced blurred vision. It has not gone away. It's worse when I am in the sun and when I walk. I went to the eye doctor today. The doctor said my vision is 20 20 and they don't see anything wrong. It is extremly frustrating. Is there anything I can do ?
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20 Jul 2009
After 5 weeks it finally started going away. I thought it was going to drive me insane...I tried everything, eye patch, several kinds of eye drops, ice , massage the eye. Unfortunetly nothing worked. All you can do is wait it out. It still isn't 100 percent but much better. Hang in there , I feel for you...