Drooping Eyelid

Upper eyelid ptosis is a very common condition among Asian patients. It is prevalent in aging Caucasian patients as well. Often these patients present with a droopy upper eyelid on one or both sides which results in vision obstruction. There are multiple etiologies for this condition. The muscles, which are mainly responsible for elevating the upper eyelid, are the levator palpebrae superioris, the Mueller's muscle, and the frontalis muscle in the forehead. The forehead muscle is merely an accessory muscle, and plays a minor role in elevation of the upper lid. The two main muscles, the levator and the mueller's muscles, are critical in proper function of the upper eyelid.

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