My child has a droopy eyelid, is this dangerous?

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It is not necessarily dangerous but if the lid positioning covers the pupil it will affect the vision. Only in these cases does the lid need to be lifted with surgery, which can be done as early as 3-4 months of age. When surgery is done early in life it usually needs to be repeated around the age of 4-5 years. It is important to have this checked early to exclude other problems that can present with this such as astigmatism.