Ptosis is

Ptosis is

• A. Drooping of the upper lid
• B. Inward turning of the lids
• C. Outward turning of the lids
• D. Excess tearing

Answer: (A)

Ptosis is the drooping of the upper eyelid. This condition can partially cover the pupil and affect the visual field, especially in children or when it progresses with age. It results from weakness or dysfunction of the muscles that raise the lid (and their surrounding structures), or from nerve or congenital issues, and may require evaluation for underlying causes. Inward turning of the lids is entropion, outward turning is ectropion, and excessive tearing is epiphora—none of which describe a drooping upper lid.

Ptosis is the drooping of the upper eyelid. This condition can partially cover the pupil and affect the visual field, especially in children or when it progresses with age. It results from weakness or dysfunction of the muscles that raise the lid (and their surrounding structures), or from nerve or congenital issues, and may require evaluation for underlying causes.

Inward turning of the lids is entropion, outward turning is ectropion, and excessive tearing is epiphora—none of which describe a drooping upper lid.