A second, smaller eyelid weight helped one patient close her eye
Original title: Multiple gold weight implants to treat lagophthalmos and improve contour.
How far along is this research?
- Lab cells
- Animals
- Review
- Tested in people
This was tested in people. That is the most reliable kind of research we share.
This was done in one person and reported as a case, so we do not yet know how well it works for others.
The short version
When one gold eyelid weight was not enough, doctors added a second small one instead of replacing the first.
What was studied. This is a report about one patient. She could not fully close her eye after surgery to remove a vestibular schwannoma, a tumor on the nerve near the ear. She had already received a gold weight in her upper eyelid.
What they found. Even with the gold weight, her eye still did not close all the way. The shape of her eyelid was also off. Doctors added a second, smaller gold weight to the same eyelid instead of moving or replacing the first one.
What this means, and what it doesn't
What it could mean: If a gold eyelid weight is not working well, adding a second smaller weight may be a simpler option than redoing the first surgery. This is something to ask your eye doctor about if you have trouble closing an eye after tumor surgery.
What it doesn't mean: This is a report about a single patient, not a study. It does not tell us how often this works or who it works best for. It is not a treatment for the tumor itself, and it is not a cure. It only deals with one problem, an eye that will not close.
Source: PubMed, July 15, 2026 · Read the original
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