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Ptosis

Ptosis: Introduction

Ptosis: Drooping of the eyelids. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Ptosis is available below.

Symptoms of Ptosis

• Drooping eyelid
• Poor blinking reflex
• more symptoms...»

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Home Diagnostic Testing

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Ptosis?

• Misdiagnosis of Ptosis
• Failure to diagnose Ptosis
• Hidden causes of Ptosis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Ptosis

Ptosis: Related Patient Stories

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Causes of Ptosis

• Eyelid conditions
• Eyelid scarring
• Eyelid muscle weakness (see Eyelid symptoms)
• Eyelid nerve damage
• Myasthenia gravis
• more causes...»

See full list of 61 causes of Ptosis

More information about causes of Ptosis:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Ptosis (35 listings)
• Underlying causes of Ptosis
• Ptosis as a complication caused by other conditions
• Ptosis as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Ptosis

Disease Topics Related To Ptosis

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Ptosis:

• Myasthenia gravis
• Third nerve palys
• Diabetes mellitus
• Brain tumour
• Congenital ptosis
• Horner's syndrome
• Marcus Gunn jaw winking syndrome
• more related diseases...»

Ptosis: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

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  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Ptosis: Research Doctors & Specialists

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Ptosis: Animations

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Ptosis: Broader Related Topics

• Eyelid disorders
• Eye and vision conditions
• Head conditions
• more types...»

Types of Ptosis

Ptosis Message Boards

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Definitions of Ptosis:

Drooping of the upper eyelid caused by muscle paralysis and weakness - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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