What are the dangers of upper eyelid drooping

Drooping upper eyelids indicate that there is a problem with the upper eyelids. Friends who suffer from drooping upper eyelids would really like to know the harm it brings. So what are the harms of drooping upper eyelids? Next, this article will introduce to you the dangers of upper eyelid drooping. Friends who want to know more about this can take a look! Please see the detailed introduction below.

Drooping of the upper eyelid (ptosis) refers to the incomplete or loss of function of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle (innervated by the oculomotor nerve) and Müller smooth muscle (innervated by the cervical sympathetic nerve), resulting in partial or complete drooping of the upper eyelid. In mild cases, the pupil is partially covered, and in severe cases, the pupil is completely covered. It not only affects the appearance and vision, but also can cause severe amblyopia in congenital cases. In order to overcome visual impairment, patients often tighten their frontalis muscles to raise the position of the upper eyelid margin, resulting in horizontal wrinkles on the forehead, deepening of forehead lines, and erection of eyebrows. People with bilateral ptosis often have a special posture of looking up and frowning because they need to look up to see things.

What are the dangers of drooping upper eyelids?

Experts say that ptosis is a common eye defect. It is caused by abnormal development of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle, which weakens or even loses its function, or paralysis of the oculomotor nerve or myasthenia gravis. This causes the skin of the upper eyelid to grow too long and cover part or all of the pupil, giving people the feeling that they have not woken up and look listless. Simply put, there are two dangers of drooping upper eyelids: affecting appearance and affecting daily life.

The main reason that ptosis affects daily life is that the upper eyelid covers the pupil, causing amblyopia and decreased vision. In order to see objects clearly and overcome visual impairment, people with mild to moderate ptosis usually improve it by tightening the frontalis muscle to raise the position of the upper eyelid margin. As a result, the eyebrows are erected and the forehead is wrinkled, and the forehead lines deepen over time. Severe ptosis, especially bilateral severe ptosis, will raise the eyebrows or look up to see objects clearly, causing neck fatigue, deepening forehead lines, raised eyebrows, and drooping eyebrow tails. This situation may even lead to spinal deformities in severe cases of minors.

It affects the appearance in two aspects. First, the upper eyelid of people with ptosis blocks the pupil, giving people the feeling that the eyes cannot be opened and look listless, which greatly reduces the image. On the other hand, the forehead wrinkles caused by frowning the forehead due to the change of daily life will deepen and the appearance will be deformed, affecting the appearance and seriously affecting the personal image.

The above is an introduction to the dangers of drooping upper eyelids. From the above introduction, we can know that there are two major hazards of drooping upper eyelids. One is that it affects daily life, because drooping upper eyelids will damage eyesight; the other is that it affects appearance. Therefore, friends with drooping upper eyelids must go to the hospital for treatment in time!