Ptosis of the upper eyelid – is an illness when the uppereyelid drops over the top of the iris in 2 mm or more (according to the rate, the upper eyelid’s limit should close approximately 1.5mm of the iris) or when one of the eyelids is lower than the other.

The more time it takes to grow older adults, the more it affects the decrease in vision, may be the symptom of some serious illness.

Ptosis of the upper eyelid in children may leadto serious consequences, such as strabismus and amblyopia. Therefore, when you notice the earliest signs of the upper eyelid ptosis, you should go with to a specialist ophthalmologist.

Treatment

Ptosis, usually, is bilateral, but children may be borne with unilateral ptosis.

Both cases may be treated by surgery. But in the case of unilateral ptosis the intervention is done by shortening the fibronized muscle, while in the bilateral ptosis the aponeurosis of the muscle is reduced.

Correction operations are done both with full narcosis and with local anesthesia, individually. The operation may take up to 30 minutes or to 1 hour.

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