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Ptosis / Lazy Eye, Am I a Candidate for Upper Eyelid Surgery? (photo)

asked 8 months ago by PleaseHelpMyEyes
Latest answer by Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACS
Question viewed 247 times
Tags: upper eyelids, male, ptosis, candidate, lazy eye

One of my eyes is bigger/more open and slightly yellower than the other. I don't know if that is the reason that I appear to have ptosis or i really do have a lazy eye.Also the sclera of one eye is slightly yellower than the other making the problem even more apparent. Do I really have a lazy eye.or do I just need to have upper Blepharoplasty?(There is some hooding above my eyes as well) What is my best recourse? plastic surgeon or opthamologist/oculofacial surgeon?. Please help!!

4 answers to Ptosis / Lazy Eye, Am I a Candidate for Upper Eyelid Surgery? (photo)

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Eyelid asymmetry

You appear to have upper lid ptosis (droopy), left side greater than right side. That can be related underlying bony facial asymmetry or other factors. You should consult an oculoplastic surgeon, with ASOPRS fellowship training.
Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACS

Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon
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You do not have ptosis

From the pictures that you have attached, you do not have ptosis. You have uneven eyes and brow. Upper eyelid surgery will help you, but will not make your eyes even. There is fair amount of facial asymmetery that caan not be corrected with eyelid surgery.
Kamran Khoobehi, MD

New Orleans Plastic Surgeon
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Blepharoptosis - drooping upper eyelids

Your questions cannot really be answered from just photos. The posted photos show some brow ptosis, some excess upper eyelid skin, outer corners of the eyes lower than the inner corners of the eyes (especially on the left) and a smaller eye opening (smaller distance between the eyelid edges) on the left. However you need a face to face physical examination to know how much each of these factors is contributing to the look of the upper eyelid. You cannot discern that from just a photo. During... more
Aaron Stone, MD

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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No you do not appear to have a "lazy eye."

When the term "lazy eye" is used, it has a specific meaning which is that vision did not develop in the eye due to a condition that is know to ophthalmologists as ambylopia. Unless you know speficially that you have this condition, then no you do not have a lazy eye. From the photos you demonstrate upper eyelid ptosis that is worse on the left side. This can be addressed with surgery. I recommend that you find a fellowship trained oculoplastic surgeon in... more
Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon

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