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Ptosis

CONGENITAL ANOMALIES OF LIDS, ANTERIOR SEGMENT ANOMALY, PTOSIS, NASOLACRIMAL DUCT OBSTRUCTIONS, ETC

Ptosis, when covering the visual axes at the age up to 4, threatens the development of the normal visual function of that eye, and therefore should be corrected. This is not the question of aesthetics but function.

Nasolacrimal duct obstruction in children is manifested by sustained tearing, photophobia, and frequent ocular infections. The surgery must be performed with the aim of releasing the abnormal pathway of the tears and prevent further infection, by implanting special drainage micro tubing, only temporarily, for a few months. After achieving communication again, the artificial tubing is removed.