Ptosis, drooping eyelid – MRI what areas to have focus on

[allequal]

I have the following challenges with my left eyelid, which has now been on for over several months.

- Ptosis, drooping left eyelid sometimes more than others
- Sometimes the outer of the upper eyelid moves and it feels like it is tensing and releasing.

Based on the above, I have decided to pay for a full MRI scan. In this case, I would like to specify to the radiologist/neurologist all areas they need to have extra focus on when doing the MRI related to my left eyelid.

I'm thinking of mentioning the following, but would very much like to hear if someone think there is something I have forgotten, or need to be more specific about.

- MRI of the brain with extra focus on eye socket and third cranial nerve
- MRI of the neck

I look forward to see your response :)

[allequal]

But I still like to hear others opinion as well what they think is importent areas to scan :)

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

I'm signing off

[allequal]

ok

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

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[allequal]

Thanks for the answer.

I know it can be many many things, but I have decided to make the MRI.

Therefore I like to be sure that they scan all the important areas that can course this problem, I do not like to miss some areas, so to begin with I search someone who can help with this.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

If you are not going to do it the right way, I'm not going to help you do it the wrong way.

[allequal]

I have been to an EYE MD ophthalmologist about 5 times, within the last couple of months, and they refer me to a MRI scan of the brain with extra focus on eye socket.

So therefore I actually decided to make the MRI. My main point is, now when I actually am going to do the MRI, then it would be nice to make sure they scan all the important areas that can course this problem and not only the brain and eye socket.

[allequal]

To your information the EYE MD ophthalmologist do not think it is myasthenia gravis.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Then contact the Eye MD that you have seen and ask what views should be taken.

[allequal]

I will do that.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

You are wasteing your time and money.  You need to start by seeing an EYE MD ophthalmologist, ideally one that specializes in oculoplastic surgery and ideally in a medical center with a full dept of ophthalmology. There  are many many causes for this problem and they need to be systematically worked through  starting with medical eye exam by Eye MD specially trainined in this problem.  It could be a problem in the eye, it may not even be an eye problem but a disease cause myasthenia gravis.