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Ptosis
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.
Symptoms:
- The primary symptom of ptosis is a visible drooping of the upper eyelid. Ptosis can affect children and adults at any stage of life. You may notice symptoms in one or both eyes. People who are born with drooping eyelids have congenital ptosis.
Preliminary plan:
- Ophthalmologist appointment
- Complete blood count
- Urinalysis
- Blood test:
- Urea (BUN)
- Creatinine
- C-reactive protein
- Rheumatoid factor
- Glucose
- Cholesterol
- HDL Cholesterol
- LDL Cholesterol
- Triglycerides
- Potassium Sodium Chlorine (K, Na, Cl) (blood)
- Ophtalmocromoscopy
- Diplopia test (double vision)
- Eccentricity angle test
- Convergence test
- Autorefractometry (narrow pupil)
- Exophthalmometry
- Adaptation study
Doctors
Ophthalmologist
Ophthalmologist
