Our daughter has an eye that has started dropping a little to the point where she sort-of has to raise her forehead/eyebrows and blink to get it to open fully. It becomes worse when she is tired, but that is not the only time it occurs. We live in Birmingham, AL and have lots of medical facilities around but I don't know what type of doctor to go to. Her pediatrician said he doesn't see anything wrong with it and that I will need to see a specialist if it continues. She has seen an eye dr. for a vision check and it is a little weaker in vision than the other eye and she wears glasses when reading now. Has anyone experienced this problem? What treatment was done? What type of dr. did you go to?
i would get an appointment with a pediatric neurologist. you should have plenty in birmingham. could be a bell's palsy or something that will resolve relatively soon (any of the rest of her face involved...uneven smile?), but i'd want to check it out if it were my child. hope it all goes well!
Hi LJ,
This may be off the mark, but I have something called ocular myasthenia gravis (which sounds scarier than it is in my case) that caused one eye to droop and then gave me double-vision -- I couldn't get both eyes to focus on the same spot. I'm not sure how common it is in children, so like I said, may be off the mark, but I also know it is rare enough that diagnosis might take a while if you don't ask about it. I was diagnosed by a neuro-ophthalmologist and there are a couple of tests (blood test, something called "tensilon" test) they can perform to show if that is likely the cause. If it is that, at least you'll be on the right track; if not, you may be able to rule it out. (Happy to tell you more about my experience if that is it, but don't want to bore you if it is not.) Best of luck with your little one!
K.
Best of luck with your
I have a friend that has 2 girls that see Dr. Frederick Elsas ###-###-####) here at Children's Hospital in Birmingham. He is a pediatric opthalmologist. Her children see him for the same kind of symptoms. You may need a referral from your pediatrician. I work downtown at Children's as well. If you need anything let me know. I hope this helps!!
I also live in the Birmingham area, and have a son that had a similar (although different - more "lazy eye") problem. As you said, there are WONDERFUL facilities in our area. First, I recommend Dr. Elsas (don't know his phone number) who is an excellent pediatric opthamologist. (We have also used Dr. Carol Rosenstiel at the Callahan Eye Foundation, but personally I would start with Dr. Elsas). I encourage you to seek help as soon as possible; you didn't mention how old your daughter is, but it is definitely possible for permanent vision loss if certain conditions are not treated quickly. Good Luck!!!
You need to find a neurologist. You are looking for one that will listen to every detail from birth forward and is taking notes while you are talking.
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It may be Ptosis, which is just a weak muscle in the eye lid. It can be corrected with surgery or possibly stregthen by patching the other eye so she has to use the problem eye more. We noticed the same thing with my son when he was an infant and began seeing a pediatric opthomologist. It turns out he also has a condition call Marcus Gunn Jaw-winking syndrome if she is able to open her eyelid by opening her mouth or clinching her jaw you might check into that as well.
Maybe check into an opthamologist that specializes in surgeries of the eyes as well. There are procudures to correct small muscular problems before children begin school. God Bless and good luck. M.
You did not say how old she is as age can make a difference if it is developemental problems with the nerves or not. You might ask her Pediatrician to refer you to a pediatric neurologist. There are some conditions that involve the nerves in the face that can cause some difficulties with the eyes.
My mom had a situation similar to this. Her eyelids would droop over the eye and obstruct her vision. I'm not sure if that is what your daughter has or not. My mom eventually ended up getting an eyelid lift, for lack of a better term. The doctors trimmed off the extra skin on the eyelids and now she has clear vision. She went to an opthamologist for her treatment. As far as the vision being weaker, glasses can be wonderful. My sister was legally blind in one eye when she was little, wore glasses for a few years, and now has perfect vision. Good luck!
did you take her to a regular eye dr or to a ophthalmology. A regular eye dr can only test the eye for glasses but is not train in the disease of the eye or able to do surgeon on the eye. If she do not see a ophthalmologist I take her to one.
