Hooded Eyes
By LooeyVille
@LooeyVille (78)
United States
June 6, 2026 8:42pm CST
Do you know what hooded eyes are?
I didn’t realize I had them until my brother told me.
Here’s what the internet says
“Hooded eyes are a common, hereditary eye shape where excess skin from the brow bone folds down over the natural eyelid crease. When looking straight ahead, the mobile eyelid is mostly or completely hidden, making the eye appear smaller or more deeply set “
It’s never bothered me from an aesthetic standpoint. I haven’t wanted cosmetic surgery.
But lately I’m starting to have vision issues which I think are related to the increased hooded eyes.
So I’m making an eye doctor appointment to see if the hooded eyes are affecting my vision and discuss potential eye surgery to correct it.
I’m falling apart.
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11 responses
@LooeyVille (78)
• United States
14h
No it’s not that; I’m seeing my own cheeks and eyelids.
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@Ineeddentures (33524)
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13h
@LooeyVille
You might have a point
I just noticed I can see my cheeks as well
It's really weird
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@DaddyEvil (174181)
• United States
12h
I have hooded eyes, too. My Ophthalmologist tried to tell me that my hooded eyes were causing most of my eye problems but, when they tried taping the extra skin up, there wasn't enough extra skin to actually be causing my eye problems... He said insurance wouldn't pay for the surgery and wanted me to pay cash for the surgery instead. I told him if it wasn't really an extra skin problem, then he should think the hyperthyroidism is the problem when my eyes swell closed. He got upset since I've been telling him that for the last several years. But that doesn't require eye surgery so he doesn't like that explanation. 
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@garymarsh6 (23942)
• United Kingdom
14h
Hopefully there is nothing too drastically wrong!
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@MarieCoyle (59015)
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11h
A good friend had hooded eyes. She dreaded the surgery, but it went very well and healed quickly, this was about two years ago. She couldn't believe the difference. I hope you can get it done if it's needed, vision issues are not fun.
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@toniganzon (77029)
• Philippines
5h
Fortunately I don't have a hooded eye but most asians do or they have a moonlit eye. I know a lot of South Korean women having surgery for having hooded eyes.
There are those who had such as a condition due to the fat deposits or liquid so they had it fixed coz it affected their vision.
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@JudyEv (381648)
• Rockingham, Australia
5h
I'm pretty sure that in later years hooded eyes can impact on vision. It will be interesting to hear what the doctor says.
@porwest (112715)
• United States
4h
Not falling apart. Just getting old, and there's nothing wrong with that. Although this reminded me of a time I went to visit my grandfather. He was in his late 80s at the time (he lived to 93). When I got there and saw him something just looked...off, and I couldn't quite figure it out.
It was something about his eyes. I didn't ask, I just kept glancing trying to figure it out. His eyes just looked more open than I was used to. And then I caught it.
Scotch tape.
Finally, I just had to ask, "What did you do to your eyes?"
He chuckled and said, "Oh this?" and pointed to his eyes. "My eyelids droop so much now I have trouble reading the newspaper, so I put some tape on my eyelids to keep them open." 
True story. lol
True story. lol1 person likes this
@LooeyVille (78)
• United States
2h
Oh yes I knew a banker who had to do the exact same thing - Scotch tape to hold his eyelids open
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@LooeyVille (78)
• United States
49m
@porwest Apparently my whole family (brother, dad, uncles) had it too so it must be hereditary
@Ineeddentures (33524)
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13h
I think you are on to something
I have this as well and I have developed vision problems
I saw the bit about you seeing your cheeks
I can too
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