Do I have ptosis? One eye became smaller than the other one (photo)

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I noticed my left eye started to droop in photos about a year ago. Prior to this both my eyes were not noticeably different. I have astigmatism in my left eye which is the eye that is smaller than my right eye. It is also at times more difficult to open my left eye.

Mehryar (Ray) Taban, MD, FACS · Answer

You either have left upper eyelid ptosis or sunken left eye or both. See an oculoplastic specialist for evaluation.

Bahman Guyuron, MD · Answer

Eyelid ptosis is extremely common and often is hard to see since most patient compensate especially on the dominant eye side by using the forehead muscle to lift the eyebrow and to help open the eyelid. This can be eliminated through very small outpatient procedure. You definitely have ptosis on the left side but it could be on both sides and you could be compensating by raising your right eyebrow. Without seeing the entire forehead this is hard to conclude.

David Cheung, MBChB, Bsc(Hons), FRCOphth · Answer

Hi Selena. Greetings from the UK. Looking at your pictures, yes you do have a minor degree of ptosis affecting YOUR LEFT upper eyelid. Do you wear contact lenses as this condition is more common with contact lens wear where the edge of the contact lens causes stretching of the levator aponeurosis tendon. It'll often be worse in the morning and be more apparent when you're tired. I'd recommend that you see an oculoplastic surgeon who'll be able to examine your eyelids and may recommend ptosis correction surgery.

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