PTOSIS AND PTOSIS CRUTCH GLASSESS

What is Ptosis?

Ptosis or droopy eyelid is a condition in which upper eyelid is abnormally in low position. The droop may be barely noticeable, or the lid can descend over the entire pupil. It can affect people of all ages.

Is both the yes involved in ptosis or it can be unilateral?

Ptosis can affect one eye or both eyes.

What is Congenital ptosis?

Ptosis may be present at birth, or it may develop later in life. If a droopy eyelid is present at birth or within the first year of life, the condition is called congenital ptosis.

What are the symptoms of Ptosis?

The most obvious sign of ptosis is the drooping eyelid. Depending on how severely the lid droops, people with ptosis may have difficulty seeing. Sometimes people tilt their heads back to try to see under the lid or raise their eyebrows repeatedly to try to lift the eyelids. Mainy of them lift the upper eyelid with fingers to see.

How to detect the increase in ptosis over years?

The degree of droopiness varies from one person to another.

Take a snap of your face and compare with one from 10 or 20 years ago, and you'll likely see a difference in the eyelid skin.

What are the probable causes for development of Ptosis?

Baby can be born with hereditary droopy eyelids (congenital ptosis).

It may develop as we age and our muscles deteriorate.

Trauma or damage to the eye muscles

Eye surgery

Drugs

Eye tumors

Nerve related disorders

Systemic diseases like diabetes

What are the types of Ptosis?

Acquired (at any age)

Congenital Ptosis (in case of children)

What are the risk factors for developing Ptosis?

Aging

Family history of Ptosis

Birth injury

Post Operative

Paralysis of nerve fibers in eyelids

Diabetes

Stroke

Horner's sysdrome

Head or eyelid trauma

Tumor in the upper lobe of a lung

Brain tumor

Muscular dystrophy

Myasthenia gravis

 

Treatment of Ptosis

All children with ptosis, even mild cases, should visit their eye doctor every year. It is important to treat ptosis as early as possible to avoid visual disturbance especially in children as their vision is in developing stage otherwise they may develop lazy eye or astigmatism. Specific treatment is usually directed towards underlying cause. In most cases, the treatment for childhood ptosis is surgery.

Mild ptosis - If symptoms of ptosis are mild, treatment may not be necessary. In some mild cases, eye exercises’ may strengthen weak muscles and correct the problem. Children with ptosis, whether they have had surgery or not, should be examined regularly by an eye specialist for lazy eye, vision and associated conditions. Observation is only required in mild cases of congenital ptosis if no signs of amblyopia, strabismus, and abnormal head posture are present. If the patient acquires a chin-up posture due to the worsening of ptosis, surgery may be indicated. Even after surgery, focusing problems can develop as the eyes grow and change shape.

Special glasses for ptosis - Special glasses may be used. These glasses have a crutch attached to hold up the eyelid.

Special contact lenses may be used for ptosis. These lenses help in correcting the drooping of eyelid.

Moderate to severe Ptosis - In moderate to severe cases surgery may be the only option to correct the eyelid.

PTOSIS CRUTCH GLASSESS