There are two causes of eyelid drooping, one of which is excess skin folds which require blepharoplasty and the other is a drooping eyelid called ptosis where the thin muscle which lifts the eyelid has thinned further and no longer holds the eyelid up in its normal position and they appear droopy. Very often I detect the drooping eyelid or ptosis when a patient comes to see me saying their eyelids are dropping, and that they cannot see and they want eyelid surgery. We tend to see Involutional ptosis more often in women, but then there are more women alive than men in the older age group. It is related to thinning of the tissues with age, and the medical term is Involutional Ptosis. This group of patients are usually aged 65-85 and can be men or women. When the eyebrows are relaxed the eyelids droop down and start to encroach on the visual axis and get in the way of how well they are seeing. Older people often gradually develop this over the years, and a typical appearance is someone who is lifting their eyelids indirectly with their eyebrows to lift the skin out of the way of their vision and be able to open their eyes maximally. How I treat drooping eyelids (Ptosis) in older peopleĭrooping eyelids is called ptosis or blepharoptosis. Seborrhoeic Keratoses Treatment ( Seborrhoeic Warts).Seborrhoeic Keratoses (Seborrhoeic Warts).Chalazion, Blepharitis and Dry Eyes Treatments.Age-related Macular Degeneration Treatment. Retina, Cataract and Glaucoma Treatment.Droopy Eyelids (Eyelid Ptosis – loose eyelid lifting muscle ).Eye conditions – Retina, Cataract and Glaucoma.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |