Twins open their eyes at last!

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Dr. Pollard operated on twin girls born with severe ptosis (droopy eyelids) resulting in a slit-like opening of only 1-2 mm.

Dr. Pollard operated on twin girls born with severe ptosis (droopy eyelids) resulting in a slit-like opening of only 1-2 mm. Their parents had never been able to see their daughters’ eyes opened normally. After surgery on both girls, their eyelids are fully open, and they no longer have to tilt back their heads in order to see.

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This several month old infant has eyes looking downward and bilateral upper eyelid retraction. We call this the "setting sun sign" as the eyes appear to be "setting". This child has nothing wrong with the eyes but this is a sign of increased pressure in the brain.

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Dr. Pollard examined a 3-year-old child with extreme nearsightedness. When the child was fitted with glasses for the first time, he looked at the doctor and smiled.

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A 3-year-old boy accidentally sprayed both eyes with a cleaning solution. The chemical caused severe corneal abrasions. After the doctor irrigated the child's eyes with normal saline to neutralize the chemical, he recovered completely.

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