There is a blood test that is quite helpful in diagnosing myasthenia gravis which can cause variable intermittant droopy eyes and/or double vision. Variable and intermittant are the key characteristics for myasthenia. Not likely your diagnosis but is a possibility. I often see symptoms like this due to medication side effects like seizure or pain meds. There are, of course, several other possible causes. The fact that your CT scan was normal should be a big relief. Suggest you see a neuro-ophthalmologist for the best evaluation of this situation. A pediatric ophthalmologist (strabismus specialist) would also able to offer a good evaluation.
Michael Kutryb, MD
If the doctor that you've been seeing is a board-certified ophthalmologist who specializes in strabismus, you are probably in good hands. Otherwise, I'd suggest a second opinion from such a specialist. It was my experience that some eye care professionals don't know much about binocular vision problems and may give erroneous information.
is there any possibility that this could be a sinus infection? I havent had any other symptoms other then the ones listed earlier, but somebody i know who had a similair problem a few years back told me that it ended up being a sinus infection.
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I would think you'd also want to see a neurologist if the other doctors can't give you an explanation for the double vision. Although not everything can be explained or diagnosed. Sometimes they just don't know. I've noticed that doctors often seem to fall back on the good old "could have been a virus" explanation! :)
Nancy T.