CAN A DROOPY EYELID BE CAUSE BY METAL TOXICITY?

[Guest guest]

My 3-year-old son has a droopy left eyelid. He was not born autistic and he was not born with a droopy eyelid. The two conditions started to appear almost simultaneously. We've been to many doctors and he even had surgery in August because they thought that it might be a weak muscle, but, it did not help.

Does anyone have any thoughts on this? I would appreciate any input.

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

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Ptosis--droopy eyelid is a third cranial nerve problem which are caused by

mercury.

My son has intermittent ptosis and it has improved somewhat with chelation.

CN III

The oculomotor nerve is responsible for the nerve supply to muscles about the

eye:

The upper eyelid muscle which raises the eyelid;

The extraocular muscle which moves the eye inward; and

The pupillary muscle which constricts the pupil.

Paralysis of the oculomotor nerve results in drooping eyelid (ptosis),

deviation of

the eyeball outward (and therefore double vision) and a dilated

(wide-open) pupil.

[Guest guest]

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You seem to know alot about this. Thank you for your response. I

have identical twin boys (PDD) They both have ptosis (although one

much more severe), and they were both born with hypospadius and

chordee. Do you know anything about the relationship of pregnancy,

hypospadius/chordee and mercury poisoning?

Rhonda

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> Ptosis--droopy eyelid is a third cranial nerve problem which are

caused by mercury.

> My son has intermittent ptosis and it has improved somewhat with

chelation.

>

> CN III

> The oculomotor nerve is responsible for the nerve supply to muscles

about the eye:

> The upper eyelid muscle which raises the eyelid;

> The extraocular muscle which moves the eye inward; and

> The pupillary muscle which constricts the pupil.

> Paralysis of the oculomotor nerve results in drooping eyelid

(ptosis), deviation of

> the eyeball outward (and therefore double vision) and a dilated

> (wide-open) pupil.

>

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