What to do if your baby has droopy eyelids

The healthy growth of children is something that all parents will be concerned about. In our lives, what we need to do is to observe the children's health carefully. Such a thoughtful approach is very good. The following is about the problem of drooping eyelids in babies. In daily life, it should attract the attention of parents. Paying attention to the physical health of children is very good and it is also very beneficial for children.

Many babies cannot open one eye after they are born. However, the eye can be opened after a few days, but it is very small, which makes many parents very anxious. Experts point out that, in fact, this condition is medically called "ptosis". If it is not treated in time, it may cause amblyopia in children, and the earlier the surgery is performed, the better the effect.

There are many reasons why ptosis occurs. The most common one is congenital ptosis, the main symptom is the inability to lift the upper eyelid. Children with this condition often tighten their frontal muscles, such as frowning their foreheads and shrugging their shoulders, to help lift the upper eyelid. In severe cases, the child needs to look up to see things, and when the upper eyelid droops beyond the pupil, it can often cause amblyopia in the affected eye. If ptosis occurs, surgical treatment should be performed as soon as possible. The timing of correction varies depending on the severity of the condition. If it is severe congenital ptosis, the upper eyelid margin covers more than 1/2 of the pupil, and surgery should be performed as soon as possible to prevent amblyopia. If it is mild to moderate ptosis, it will not affect the normal visual development of children.

The method to treat the baby's upper eyelid is the ptosis correction surgery: the commonly used methods to treat ptosis are: shortening of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle, downward suspension of the frontalis muscle flap and suspension with the fascia lata band.

Before surgery, the degree of ptosis and frontalis muscle strength should be measured. For congenital ptosis, when the levator palpebrae superioris muscle still has a certain function, levator palpebrae superioris muscle shortening surgery should be the first choice. This surgery shortens the levator palpebrae superioris muscle to strengthen it and improve its ability to lift the eyelid. This type of surgery complies with normal anatomical requirements and has good results. If the function of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle no longer exists or is extremely poor, the frontalis muscle flap downward suspension or fascia lata band suspension method is required. These two methods are to connect the upper eyelid tarsal plate directly or indirectly to the frontalis muscle, so that the frontalis muscle band performs the function of the upper eyelid levator muscle. Ptosis surgery generally requires overcorrection. The palpebral fissure cannot be completely closed after surgery and should be properly protected to prevent damage to the cornea or complications such as exposure keratitis.

Congenital ptosis is mainly caused by incomplete development of the oculomotor nerve nucleus or abnormal development of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle. It is hereditary. Babies are born with ptosis. When both eyes are naturally opened and looking straight ahead, the margin of the upper eyelid covers the cornea. Babies with bilateral ptosis often look up. Babies with unilateral ptosis may develop amblyopia over time because the eyelid covers part of the pupil, which will affect the vision on one side.

The above are the problems of drooping eyelids in babies. In our daily life, we will encounter various problems, big and small. Therefore, we need to discover the baby's condition in time and do examination in time. This is very good and very important. The baby's body is very weak. If any problems are found, you still have to go to the hospital for examination.