Definition
Blepharoptosis is the lowering of one or both upper eyelids.
Eyelid ptosis can be barely perceptible or completely cover the pupil, iris and other parts of the eye, limiting normal vision. A drooping eyelid can be constant, intermittent or progressive (ie gradually developing).
The most common cause of eyelid ptosis consists in the weakening, paralysis or injury of muscles and nerves normally used for the movement of the eyelid. Blepharoptosis occurs as a complication of headache, trauma to the head or eyelids, infections, inflammation with edema, neurological or muscular diseases. Among the causes of this condition can be considered: aging (senile or age-related ptosis), oculomotor nerve paralysis, diabetes, stroke, myasthenia gravis and the development of brain neoplasms.
The condition is a commonly reported side effect of taking high doses of opioid drugs (morphine, oxycodone or hydrocodone) and drug abuse (such as diacetylmorphine).
Surgical correction can be an effective treatment for eyelid ptosis, useful for improving both vision and appearance.
Reduction of the vertical closing capacity of the eyelids called blepharoptosis - taken from: wikipedia.org
Possible Causes * of Blepharoptosis
- Fanconi anemia
- Giant cell arteritis
- Botulism
- chalazion
- Headache
- Diabetes
- Stroke
- Cerebral ischemia
- Myasthenia gravis
- Diabetic neuropathy
- stye
- Horner syndrome
- Turner syndrome
- Feto-alcohol syndrome
