I had strabismus surgery on only my left eye 4 weeks ago. The alignment is fine now, but what I didn't expect is that now my eyelid droops. My eyelid feels like there is a weight on it that prevents me from lifting the lid all the way up. I did not have this problem before. Is this likely permanent? Would a blepharoplasty fix this? I had a previous strabismus surgery 25 years ago, and DID NOT have droopy eyelids afterwards.
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November 5, 2016
Answer: Eyelid speculum is associated with ptosis induction
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A.J. Amadi, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
Dear EB2
There are circumstances where it makes sense to use BOTOX to address strabismus. Yes BOTOX was originally developed by Allan Scott to treat strabismus but it has never replaced strabismus surgery and is primarily used to align the eyes only in certain situations.
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The most important thing here is restoration of single binocular vision. End of story. Do not be in a hurry to get the upper eyelids fixed. You may very well need a second round of straightening the eyes to obtain single binocular vision. You did not state what the cause of your alignment...
You need a real consultation to determine precisely what your concern is. The photo you put up shows no evidence of lazy eye nor evidence of ptosis which is sometimes mistaken for a "lazy eye." A lazy eye refers to amblyopia with an eye that does not develop normal vision usually do...