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One Eye Is Bigger Than Another How To Make Them Symmetrical? (Photo)

My left eye looks smaller than right.when i look downward my right eye looks smaller. ophthalmologist said you have ptosis in your left eye they suggest surgery for correction but they also said chances of overcorrection is high. when i look up double vision is happening in 2nd photo.i don't know it was present from birth or this happened after injury on the head. when i asked my parents they said they noticed this problem when i was 5 year old.please tell me how it can be fixed? Thanks Docs.

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Congenital Ptosis

What your are describing is possibly a variant of congenital ptosis [droopy eyelid from birth] that is called "double elevator palsy". This variant of congenital ptosis involves poor development of the muscle that elevates the eyelid [levator palpebrae muscle] and the muscle that elevates the eye [superior rectus muscle]. These two muscles develop together embryologically, and occasionally do not develop properly together. That is why you have trouble opening the eye and also have... more

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You have Levator Ptosis of the Left Eye

While it is not possible to make the diagnosis solely on your photograph, the photograph is very consistent with a condition called levator ptosis. This is caused by a poor attachment between the muscle that opens your eye and the tarsal plate (the piece of cartilage in your eyelid). Your brain senses that the eye is not opening as far as it should and it automatically activates the nerves to the muscle. But because the nerve control between the left and right eyelids is... more

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