Question
My child is two years old. When he looks down, his upper eyelid can’t cover the black part of his eye, commonly known as ‘sunset syndrome’. He has had a chlamydia test and it was normal. The doctor also doesn’t think it’s a problem with brain edema or issues with the brain. Could there be any other problems?
Answer
If this child has ruled out intracranial injury, then it should be considered that there may be a disease with the eyes themselves, such as weak eye muscle strength, especially the levator palpebrae superioris muscle, which needs to be exercised as much as possible to strengthen the regional muscle strength in the child’s eye area. At the same time, it is important to eat more vegetables and avoid overusing the eyes to prevent eye fatigue. I hope my answer is helpful.