What should I do if I can’t open my eyes every morning?

I don't know, my friends.

Do you have such trouble?

I went to bed early last night.

But when I woke up in the morning I still couldn’t open my eyes!

Even the upper eyelid droops

Even if the eyes are big, they will give people a listless feeling

Very affecting the appearance

Attention, guys.

This is not drowsiness, it may be ptosis!

1. What is ptosis?

Eyelids, located in front of the eyeball, are divided into upper and lower eyelids, also called "eyelids", which protect our eyeballs at all times. Ptosis is a disease that impairs the eye's ability to open. It can be congenital or acquired. It manifests as partial or complete drooping of the eyelids, covering part of the cornea in mild cases and completely covering the cornea in severe cases.

Congenital ptosis - related to genetics, usually the oculomotor nerve nucleus or the levator palpebrae superioris muscle and Müller smooth muscle are not well developed, leading to ptosis.

Acquired ptosis - the eyelids or nervous system suddenly become "sick", or systemic diseases occur, leading to ptosis.

2. Can ptosis heal itself?

Ptosis will not heal on its own. Most cases that appear to heal on their own are due to using the frontalis muscle instead of the upper eyelid muscle or looking up to see.

In this way, due to the effect of late compensation to balance the visual ability, long-term frontalis levator and head-up position mean that the original balance can no longer be achieved in a normal state, the upper eyelid can no longer work, and long-term frontalis levator will prevent the frontalis from relaxing, leading to strain on the frontalis.

3. What are the dangers of ptosis?

Tu Huifang, chief physician and director of the Eyelid and Orbital Disease/Ocular Plastic Surgery Department of the Aier Eye Hospital affiliated to Wuhan University (Wuhan Aier Eye Hospital General Hospital) , said: In addition to the impact on appearance, ptosis has many other harms:

1. Affecting appearance: "Uneven eyes" or looking listless as if you haven't woken up every day will destroy the beauty of your eyes. Even the "sleepy" appearance may give others a bad impression.

2. Affecting vision development and causing amblyopia: If the upper eyelid covers most of the pupil, the patient's vision development will be affected, and amblyopia will occur in severe cases. If amblyopia is not treated in time in childhood, it may lead to lifelong poor vision.

3. Abnormal posture: In patients with severe bilateral ptosis, in order to reduce the obstruction of vision by the upper eyelid, the patient will develop an abnormal posture of tilting the head upwards, and will also develop old-looking forehead wrinkles.

4. Impact on the patient's mental health: Patients with ptosis, especially children, may develop an inferiority complex due to their abnormal appearance. They may also be ridiculed by other children, aggravating their inferiority complex.