{"id":663,"date":"2026-01-29T13:11:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T13:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eyeconicv.com\/?page_id=663"},"modified":"2026-07-03T11:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T11:45:00","slug":"ptosis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eyeconicv.com\/en\/patient-journey\/ptosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Ptosis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Patient Journey<\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n

Ptosis (Droopy Eyelid)<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Symptoms<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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  • Eyelid appears lower than normal<\/li>\n
  • Difficulty keeping the eye open<\/li>\n
  • Eye strain or tiredness, especially when reading<\/li>\n
  • In children, it can affect visual development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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    Causes<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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    • Congenital (present at birth)<\/li>\n
    • Age - related changes in the eyelid muscle<\/li>\n
    • Neurological or muscular disorders<\/li>\n
    • Eye trauma or previous
      eye surgery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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      Treatment<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

      Surgery is the most effective treatment for ptosis. The procedure involves tightening or repositioning the muscle that lifts the eyelid. The
      \ngoal is to improve appearance and restore clear vision<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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      Recovery<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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      • Mild swelling or bruising for a few days<\/li>\n
      • Final results appear over a few weeks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":142,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"dipi_cpt_category":[],"class_list":["post-663","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeconicv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeconicv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeconicv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeconicv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeconicv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=663"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeconicv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/663\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1073,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeconicv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/663\/revisions\/1073"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeconicv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeconicv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"dipi_cpt_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eyeconicv.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dipi_cpt_category?post=663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}