What is Ptosis of eye? - Dr. Sirish Nelivigi скачать в хорошем качестве

What is Ptosis of eye? - Dr. Sirish Nelivigi

Ptosis is nothing but the dropping of the eyelid. When the 2 lids are not symmetrical and one of the eye is much lower than the other eye, we call it as ptosis. In colloquial terms it is called as drooping. It can be due to a mechanical cause. Be a swelling in the lid and there can be a drooping. It can be due to allergy, and we tend to keep rubbing the eyes and this causes a swelling and hence drooping. These are due to the mechanical causes. There are also conditions due to the nerve conditions which causes drooping. The nerve of the eye can get paralyzed and can cause drooping. This is called as neurogenic ptosis. In addition to this older people can develop a condition called as myasthenia gravis. Myasthenia gravis is a condition which affects the muscles of the body and cause weakness. It affects the eyes and causes drooping of the eyes. This needs to be evaluated. Diabetes can also cause drooping of the eyes. This comes under the category of neurogenic ptosis where the nerve controlling the eyelid become less perfused with blood and this can cause drooping of the eyes.