Sunday, 20 April 2008

My Eye Problem

After 19 years of my life, I have searched the exact name of my eye condition. it is called Ptosis. Did some researched on it. It is not lazy eye as many have thought it was.

Ptosis is an abnormally low position (drooping) of the upper eyelid. The drooping may be worse after being awake longer, when the individual's muscles are tired. This condition is sometimes incorrectly referred to as a "lazy eye", a separate condition known as Amblyopia. If severe enough and left untreated, the drooping eyelid can cause other conditions, like Amblyopia or Astigmatism. This is why it is especially important for this disorder to be treated in children at a young age, before it can interfere with vision development.

Ptosis occurs when the muscles that raise the eyelid (levator and Müller's muscles) are not strong enough to do so properly. It can affect one eye or both eyes and is more common in the elderly, as muscles in the eyelids may begin to deteriorate. One can, however, be born with ptosis, congenital ptosis. Congenital ptosis is not hereditary. Causes of congenital ptosis remain unknown. Ptosis may be caused by damage/trauma to the muscle which raises the eyelid, or damage to the nerve (3rd cranial nerve (oculomotor nerve)) which controls this muscle. Such damage could be a sign or symptom of an underlying disease such as diabetes mellitus, a brain tumor, and diseases which may cause weakness in muscles or nerve damage, such as myasthenia gravis.


Yuppies. I try to uplaod a picture of my eyes. Stupid printer cant. And i cant be bothered with my k800i. LOL. Was wondering if president were to walk past me hor, if la, ... will this happen...

President,"Why ur eyes is of uneven size?"
Me, "Ptosis, Sir"
President, "0.o"

Ok no la,. talking cock. Most likely Mr President only mraching past the Guard Of Honours.

1 comment:

mintradz said...

The most obvious sign of ptosis is the drooping eyelid. Depending on how severely the lid droops, people with ptosis may have difficulty seeing. Sometimes people tilt their heads back to try to see under the lid or raise their eyebrows repeatedly to try to lift the eyelids. In addition, Arizona eye care said that this condition also can be caused by a problem with the muscles lifting the eyelid, called levators. Sometimes a person's facial anatomy causes difficulties with the levator muscles.