Causes of Ptosis

This section discusses 72 medical conditions causing Ptosis. A simple discussion of these causes with additional information is below.

Causes of Ptosis:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Ptosis. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

Myotonic dystrophy
Myasthenia gravis
Normal ageing process
Brain tumour
Stroke
Muscular dystrophy
Congenital droopy eyelids
Syphilis
Horner's syndrome
3rd cranial nerve palsy
Nerve dysfunction due to trauma
Horner's syndrome
Botulism
Myasthenia gravis
Diabetic neuropathy
Posterior inferior cerebellar artery aneurysm
Age related
Eye inflammation or deformity
Congenital
Progressive external ophthalmoplegia
Cerebral aneurysm
Alcoholism
Lead poisoning
Vinca alkaloids
Dacryoadenitis
Hemangioma
Ocular muscle dystrophy
Defective development of the levator palpebrae muscle
Trauma
Neurologic disorders
Neuromuscular junction disorders
Muscle disorders
Neoplasms
Marcus Gunn phenomenon
Inflammatory disorders of the conjunctiva
Inflammatory disorders of the upper lids
Congenital ptosis
Lacrimal gland tumor
Ocular trauma
Parry-Romberg syndrome
Congenital eyelid condition
Eyelid conditions
Eyelid nerve damage
Eyelid muscle weakness (see Eyelid symptoms)
Diabetes
Birth trauma

Common Causes: Ptosis

Some of the possible common medical causes of Ptosis may include:

Horner's syndrome
Traumatic ptosis
Lacrimal gland tumor
Parry-Romberg syndrome
Cluster headache
Temporal arteritis
Eyelid scarring
Horner's syndrome
Congenital ptosis
Post-trauma
Lacrimal gland tumour
Age related
Inflammatory disorders of the upper eyelid
External ophthalmoplegia
Stroke

Other Causes: Ptosis

Some of the less common causes of Ptosis may include:

Bell's palsy
Oculomotor palsy
Eyelid laceration
Post-surgical ptosis
Orbital fracture
Foreign body
Lead poisoning
Parry Romberg sundrome
Ocular muscle dystrophy

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Ptosis:

The following list of conditions have 'Ptosis' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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