What does blepharoptosis symptom have

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My grandmother is blepharoptosis, this phenomenon for many years, as more and more old, more and more serious symptoms, self feeling very uncomfortable, so what are the symptoms of blepharoptosis? Let me explain.

What does blepharoptosis symptom have

Symptoms 1. Ptosis refers to the dysfunction or loss of levator palpebrae superioris muscle (oculomotor nerve innervation) and m ü ller smooth muscle (cervical sympathetic nerve innervation), resulting in partial or total ptosis of upper eyelid, light covering part of the pupil, serious covering all the pupil, which not only hinders the appearance and affects vision, but also causes severe amblyopia in congenital cases. Clinically, it is caused by paralytic ptosis and oculomotor nerve paralysis. Most of them are monocular, often combined with oculomotor nerve innervation, other extraocular muscle or intraocular muscle paralysis.

Symptomatic ptosis is caused by the dysfunction of M ü ller muscle or the damage of cervical sympathetic nerve. If it is caused by the latter, the ipsilateral pupil shrinks, enophthalmos, facial flushing and anhidrosis occur at the same time, which is called Horner syndrome. There is no eyeball, small eyeball, eyeball atrophy and various reasons leading to orbital fat or orbital content reduction, can cause pseudo ptosis.

Symptom 3, myogenic blepharoptosis, more common in myasthenia gravis, often accompanied by the phenomenon of general voluntary muscle fatigue. This blepharoptosis is characterized by improvement after rest, aggravation immediately after continuous blinking, mild in the morning and severe in the afternoon, subcutaneous or intramuscular injection of neostigmine, and temporary relief after 15-30 minutes. In addition, if the eyelid itself diseases, such as severe trachoma, eyelid tumor, make the eyelid weight increase and cause mechanical ptosis.

matters needing attention

After the blepharoptosis operation, we should try our best to avoid water on the operation site within 7 days after the operation; ensure the cleanliness of the operation site; avoid eating irritant food, such as chili, etc.; strictly abide by the doctor's instructions and follow-up visit.