Ptosis may be caused by weakness of the muscles that raise your eyelid or damage to the nerves that control the muscles or the looseness of the eyelid skin.
Ptosis may be present at birth (called congenital ptosis). Or it may develop due to the normal aging process.
The most common cause in adults is a separation or stretching of the main muscle that pulls up the eyelid. It can be an after effect of an eye surgery like cataract or an injury.
An eye tumor, diabetes or neurological disorders like stroke, myasthenia gravis, and Horner syndrome are other causes.
If the Ptosis is caused by an underlying disease, treatment specific to that disease is given.
If you do not want to undergo surgery, you can have glasses made which have an attachment called a crutch. This crutch can help hold your eyelid up.
Surgery may be required for cosmetic purposes or if the ptosis interferes with vision. Eyelid Surgery is called Blepharoplasty.
Ptosis surgery involves tightening of the muscle that elevates the eyelid.
In severe cases, when a muscle called the levator is very weak, a sling operation may be done which will enable your forehead muscles to raise your eyelids.
