I developed eye pain, floppy eyelid and glaucoma in the last 3 years.Worse in the right eye. open angle and narrow angle glaucoma. My opthamalogists cared less about the Eagles. After laser iridotomy to stabilize the pressure from narrow angle and several eye drops, I still hurt. External surgery for Eagles revealed the facial nerve pressed on the styloid. Moving the nerve left me with temporary eyelid and mouth paralysis. It was scary, very scary, but the eyelid recovered within about 2 months and the mouth followed. Today 7 months later, my eye pressures are better, No More constant eye pain, and the floppy eyelid is gone. I will always have glaucoma,but my eyelid closes properly and I need much less dry eye care.
I really would love if you can find an opthamalogist to get interested. My surgeon told me of a case of Eagles causing someone a stroke and left her blind.
Research into opthamalogic effects from Eagles syndrome could get more serious attention in the medical community. I would be ecstatic to have my doctor researching my case.
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