PTOSIS

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

Ptosis when covering the visual axes in the age up to 4, is threatening for development of normal visual function of that eye, and therefore should be corrected. This is not the question of esthetic 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 a special drainage micro implantable -tubing, only temporarily, for a few months. After achieving communication again, the artificial tubing is removed.