Ptosis (eyelid) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Ptosis of the eyelids |
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| Ptosis of the left eyelid (unilateral ptosis). A headshot daguerreotype of an unidentified male, by William Bell in 1852. | |
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Ptosis, also known as blepharoptosis, is a drooping or falling of the upper 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 the condition amblyopia.
Images for kids
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Mild right eyelid ptosis
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Hollywood actor Forest Whitaker has a left eye ptosis
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Neurotoxic ptosis caused by botulinum toxin: a 14-year-old botulism patient with bilateral total ophthalmoplegia with ptosis (left image) and dilated, fixed pupils (right image). The teenager was fully conscious
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