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Causes of Eyelid Ptosis
By far the most common cause of ptosis is a weak eyelid muscle due to aging. The vast majority of the Ptosis cases that Dr. Chandler sees are as a result of aging or stretching out of the upper eyelid muscles (or from trauma, long term contact lens wear, prior eyelid surgery, history of a severe black eye, and many other possibilities). But the cause of a drooping eyelid isn’t always obvious. This is because the position of the upper eyelid involves the muscles, nerves, and the skin of the eyelid along with the position of the eyebrows. How alert, awake or impaired you are also can affect the openness of the eyelids as well. We all know that eyelids droop when we are really tired, drunk or under the effects of drugs (like anesthesia or marijuana). The muscles that primarily opens the eyes are called levator muscles (think elevator); they allow the eyelids to move up. They can weaken with age or due to injury.
Nerve damage can also lead to ptosis. One possible cause of nerve damage in the face and eye area is called Horner’s syndrome. Stroke and other brain injuries, spinal cord damage, and lung cancer can lead to Horner’s syndrome and also affect the size of the pupil. Other causes of Ptosis include other neurologic conditions such as myasthenia gravis. Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disease that affects the way the muscles and the nerves communicate. If any of these rare causes are suspected, Dr. Chandler will refer to an expert neurologist. Again, the most common cause of Ptosis is weakness of the eyelid muscles as we age.
