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| Ptosis (Drooping Eyelid) | Ptosis is related with the drooping of an eyelid, and it affects only the upper eyelid of one or both eyes. It is difficult to notice the droop or the lid descends over the entire pupil. Ptosis affects both children and adults, but more possible to appear with age. The most usual sign of ptosis is the drooping eyelid. The difficulty with seeing is connected with the degree of the lid drooping. Trying to see people remove their heads back or frequently raise their eyebrows. The degree of droopiness can be various, it can be observed in less or more degree. To make sure that you do not have ptosis, look at a photo of your face done 10 or 20 years ago to see the eyelid skin varies. Ptosis is similar to dermatochalasis, a group of connective tissue illnesses leading to skin hanging in folds. These illnesses are caused by with elastic tissue formation that is under the norm. Consult your doctor in the case of abnormal elastic tissue formation. He will say you if it is caused by drooping eyelids.
Ptosis can be a born illness (it is known as congenital ptosis), or appear as a result of age, injury or an aftereffect of cataract or other eye surgery. Ptosis can appear as a result of the muscles lifting the eyelid, known as levators. The levator muscles can lead to difficulties caused by an individual's facial anatomy. Drooping eyelids can appear as a result of an eye tumor, neurological disorder or systemic illness like diabetes.
Drooping eyelids are successfully treated with surgery. The levator muscles being tightened provide you with improved vision and appearance. If you have weakened levator muscles, the surgeon attaches the eyelid under the eyebrow to allow the forehead muscles to substitute for the levator muscles in lifting the eyelid. Eyelid surgery or blepharoplasty is regarded to be very effective way of lifting the eyelid.
The surgery makes the eyelids to be symmetrical, the lids become higher than before surgery. In rare cases the eyelids do not move.
Be very careful while choosing your surgeon, because surgery performed by an unskilled specialist, can make your appearance worse or lead to lifted eyelids that do not close completely. Apply to a surgeon who has done many procedures in this sphere. Look at before-and-after photos of patients, who had the same surgery, and ask to have a talk with them about the experience.
Moderate or severe ptosis can be a born illness that demands treatment to acquire proper vision. Untreated ptosis sometimes leads to amblyopia (known as diminished vision in one eye) and acquiring of poor vision. Children, who are born with ptosis, even if it is mild, are strongly advised to apply to their eyecare practitioner annually. With the age the eyes change shape is observed: it can lead to focusing and visual problems’ development, caused by the ptosis getting worse.
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