Ptosis

Your eyelids help protect your eyes. When you blink, your eyelids spread moisture over your eyes. Blinking also helps move dirt or other particles off the surface of the eye. You close your eyelids when you see something coming toward your eyes. This can help protect against injuries.Like most other parts of your body, your eyelids can get infected, inflamed, or even develop cancer. There are also specific eyelid problems, includingEyelids that turn in or outEyelids that droopAbnormal blinking or twitchingTreatment of eyelid problems depends on the cause.

Disease Alternative Name

eyelid disorders

blepharospasm

chalazion

stye

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Dr. Suresh Narayanan

General Practice

50 yrs old male pt admitted with alleged h/o snake bite in his left foot..on admission vitals stable. .CT 20 mnts clotte...See More

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Dr. Gunjan Toora

Ophthalmology

26 year old female. 2 week history of headache and ptosis R-eye. O/e surgical CNIII palsy Right. CT-A performed. Comment...See More

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Dr. P. S. Kahlon

General Surgery

Pt aged 45yrs,male , non smoker ,occasional taking alcohol.... ..having this partial ptosis in one left eye which is rev...See More

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Dr. Nipun Roy

Homeopathy

Case of Ptosis in right eye since 6 years female, 23 yrs no other complaint generals normal with aversion of sweet...See More

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Rajendra Arora

A 43 year old woman presents to her general practitioner complaining of diplopia, more marked in the evenings, for the last 3 months. She has noticed difficulty holding her head up, again especially in the evenings. She has problems finis...See More

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Dr. Anand Kumar

Neurology

NCC granuloma

12/m p/w headache , b/l ptosis and binocular diplopia since 8 months insidious onset gradually progressive no h/o fever...See More

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Dr. Anand Kumar

Neurology

This a unusual location of most common granulomatous lesion NCC only both axial and sagital section showing cystic lesion with scolex Due to midbrain 3rd nucleus involvement b/l ptois , headache because of obstructive hydrocephalus Start...

Dr. Prashant Vedwan

Anesthesia

AN INDIRECT BUT UNFORTUNATE COMPLICATION OF COVID 19

48yrs/M Hospitlised for DKA with H/o Covid 19 Pneumonia 2mnths back. He received antiviral Remdesivir, Methyl prednisolo...See More

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Reena Patel

Ayurveda

17-year-old male with 5-year medical history of bilateral ptosis came for his regular ophthalmic and general health chec...See More

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Dr. Mohd Izhar Jaweed

Pediatrics

8 yr female c history of ptosis rt eye developed over last 8 days.No fever,no altn of sensorium,no other neuralgical def...See More

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Dr. Prashant Vedwan

Anesthesia

18yrs old male patient while he was sleeping he exposed to snake bite at around 3am on 23/7/19.After 2hrs of snakebite h...See More

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Dr. Sanjoy Sarkar

General Practice

Given picture is banded Krait, but bite marks of snake doesn't match, seems to be Elapid snake. However symptoms are of snake bite, if Krait loose motion is also common Your management is on the right way, no doubt. Thanks for posting.

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Dr. Bharat Bhushan

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