I have eyestrain/pressure/ light sensitity after botox for frown lines. How long should this last? (Photo)

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Hi there, I received 30 units of botox one week ago for frown lines. Began to feel heaviness in eyes and eye strain about 15 min after the injections but subsided about 15 minutes later( as it had the last time I had botox last year. However, this time, on day three, the eye strain presented itself again. When should this eye strain/eye pressure/light sensitivity go away!?? Hurts to use computer, drive and go outside! Help! I am unable to revisit the Dr who administered the botox as I was just visiting that city last week. Thanks.

Monika Soni, MD · Answer

Botox, if injected, too close to the eye, right above the eyebrow in line with the pupil, can affect the position of the upper eyelid by weakening the levator muscle. If you also had some Botox injected into the lower eyelid, that might have made your lid loose and pull away from the eye making tears seem more voluminous as they may not be draining into the tear duct. But it is possible that this is occurring because the pupil is more open and a result of the light sensitivity. All this should resolve in about three months, or slightly more.  Iopidine drops may help lift the eyelid by a slight amount.  They will have to be placed in the eye a few times per day. Please see an ophthalmologist. Best of luck!

I have eyestrain/pressure/ light sensitity after botox for frown lines. How long should this last? (Photo)

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