Congenital ptosis (droopy eyelid)

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Hi

Just wondering if anyone else has experience of this and can reassure me please?

My 18mo was recently seeing the peadiatrician about something unrelated and he asked me about my son’s eyelid. To be honest, we had noticed it from very early on, but you can hardly tell most of the time, we usually forget about it and friends and family say they hadn’t noticed.

The doctor said it was probably from the birth process. Which made me feel like I did something wrong, even though I know fine well it isn’t my fault at all. I asked if it was going to improve, he said unlikely and that if it gets worse he might need treatment. I was a bit stunned to ask anything else.

Do any of you know what the chances are of it getting worse? What would be done? Thanks in advance

This are his eyes

These!

My DH (now in his 40s) and his mother (now in her 70s) both have this and it's no different at their age. They're both attractive, healthy people with excellent eyesight and it's really not something you notice unless you're around them a lot. Possibly more noticeable when they're tired and can occassionally make them sleep with one eye slightly open...

So I would say, probably nothing needs to be done, and don't let it worry you. Xx

Brilliant. It is more noticeable when he is tired yes. This photo was taken early one morning. Thank you!

I have this, I am now late 20s and it is only really visible when I’m really tired. And that’s to me, so no one else would notice or has ever noticed. I’d say mine was quite bad at around the age of 4, but started to disappear when I was maybe late teens?

Thanks. The doctor said it was unlikely to improve, yet yours did, so that’s reassuring