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Damage to this muscle or its innervation can cause ptosis, which is drooping of the eyelid. [4] [5] Lesions in CN III can cause ptosis, [5] because without stimulation from the oculomotor nerve the levator palpebrae cannot oppose the force of gravity, and the eyelid droops.
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The eyelid(s) may appear to droop. Droopy eyelids can give the face a false appearance of being fatigued, uninterested or even sinister. The eyelid may not protect the eye as effectively, allowing it to dry. Sagging upper eyelids can partially block the field of view. Obstructed vision may necessitate tilting the head backward to speak.
Damage to some elements of the sympathetic nervous system can inhibit this muscle, causing a drooping eyelid (partial ptosis). This is seen in Horner's syndrome . The ptosis seen in Horner's syndrome is of a lesser degree than is seen with an oculomotor nerve palsy .
Ptosis occurs when the levator palpebrae superioris (the muscle responsible for eyelid elevation) is affected on one or both sides, leading to eyelid drooping. Although these symptoms may not be readily apparent in well-rested patients, weakness can usually be induced with exercise of the commonly affected muscles (e.g. by having the patient ...
Eyelid drooping (ptosis may occur due to weakness of m. levator palpebrae superioris ) [ 19 ] and double vision ( diplopia , [ 16 ] due to weakness of the extraocular muscles ). [ 17 ] Eye symptoms tend to get worse when watching television, reading, or driving, particularly in bright conditions. [ 16 ]
“Prior, she had puffiness and heaviness from excess fat pads of her upper eyelids and lower eyelid skin excess causing creases, along with a depression in the inner corner of her eyes,” he ...
Oculomotor nerve palsy or oculomotor neuropathy [1] is an eye condition resulting from damage to the third cranial nerve or a branch thereof. As the name suggests, the oculomotor nerve supplies the majority of the muscles controlling eye movements (four of the six extraocular muscles, excluding only the lateral rectus and superior oblique).