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Drooping eyelid Part 2

What to Expect at Your Office Visit

Your health care provider will get a medical history and perform a physical examination.

Medical history questions may include:

  • Are both eyelids affected or just one?
  • How long has this been present?
  • Is it getting worse or staying the same?
  • Is it present all of the time or only sometimes?
  • What other symptoms do you have? Continue reading

Drooping eyelid Part 1

Ptosis (from Greek Ptosis or πτῶσις, to “fall”) is a drooping or falling of the upper or lower eyelid. The drooping may be worse after being awake longer, when the individual’s muscles are tired. This condition is sometimes called “lazy eye”, but that term normally refers to amblyopia. If severe enough and left untreated, the drooping eyelid can cause other conditions, such as amblyopia or astigmatism. This is why it is especially important for this disorder to be treated in children at a young age, before it can interfere with vision development. Continue reading