Durezol/Droopy eyelid

[Luvtoski]

Has anyone had experience with a droopy eyelid after using Durezol (steroid) eyedrops?  I was on Durezol eye drops post Cataract surgery on the following schedule:

2 days before Cat. Surgery 4x day
1 week post Cat. Surgery 5x day
2 weeks 4x day
1 1/2  week 2x day
Last 4 days 1xday  (=approx. 5 weeks total usage)

Last week Tuesday was my last day on the Durezol (and Nevanac) and I noticed my surgery eyelid drooping down -over my Iris further than my non-surgery eye.  I did NOT have the peribulbar injection for Cataract surgery, just the topical drops.
I've just read that steroid eye drops can cause a droopy eyelid...my question is, does my Durezol schedule look typical or was it too extreme where this droopy eyelid might be permanent ?  How long before it might resolve itself?

[Luvtoski]

Thank you Dr. O...
I assume the cause from surgery might be the speculum pulling on the lid muscle ?
Do steroid drops, in general, usually have the risk of droopy eyelid after 5-6 weeks of usage?   Do those usually go away with time?

[Ray T Oyakawa, MD]

I have not seen lid drooping with Durezol.  This can also be due to the cataract surgery (even topical) and will usually get better with time.

Dr. O.