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Old 07-01-2007, 04:30 AM
houstonzfinezt houstonzfinezt is offline
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Default Can I have a "lazy eye" and a droopy eyelid (ptosis) at the same time, on the...

...same eye? I had lasik eye surgery when I was 18. I am now 23 and have noticed that my right eye looks lazy and my eyelid is droopy. I also suffered from stys on my right eye at 18 and had to get them removed before my lasik eye surgery. My eye really does look lazy. I can notice this in all my pictures. My right eye has also become very bothersome. It feels tired most of the time. I am beginning to think that either the lasik surgery or the removal of the stys caused this ???... Maybe someone could kindly give me some insight.

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Old 07-01-2007, 04:39 AM
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Yes, you can have both a lazy eye and ptosis in the same eye concurrently. Like Princeidoc said, it could be a facial nerve palsy or possibly a Horner syndrome...that could or could not be related to your eye procedures.

For the best assessment and options, you would want to see an oculoplastics surgeon...they can fix your ptosis usually with a blepharoplasty to raise the lid. A strabismus surgeon can help assess and give you options on the lazy eye (a lot of the strabismus surgeons actually work through a pediatric ophthalmology office). If findings do point to a nerve palsy, a consult with a neuro-ophthalmologist for both problems might be another option. Check with your optometrist for local specialists in your area to consult.

Good luck!
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Old 07-01-2007, 04:51 AM
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yes, you can have both at the same time on the same eye.

you need to be asking a doc...sudden onset of a "wandering" eye with ptosis could be something interesting like facial cranial nerve palsy! not trying to alarm you, but you probably need to be seen.

it could also be that you need an "enhancement" or that your lasik overcorrected you a little, which would be less of a big deal...
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