What is ptosis ?
Abnormal drooping of the upper eyelid is called ptosis.
Normally, upper lid covers about upper one sixth of the cornea i.e
about 2mm.(In ptosis it covers more than 2 mm.

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31,DEFENCE ENCLAVE VIKAS MARG, DELHI-110092
MF-6 STUTEE BUILDING,KAROL BAGH- NEW DELHI-110005
contact Dr.Hanspal S.Bhinder :+91-9911060609

since i have gotten my contacts i hav gotten some problems
my retina was detached but now its fixed after treatment and the
doctor says everything is ok.
but the problem is that when i look with that one eye at something,

I'm new here, but have been reading the posts for some time. I came
across this news article and was wondering what you guys think about
it:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070731/hl_afp/australiaenvironmenthealthsunglasses
offbeat

In the past two weeks or so I've been getting a weird and worrying
sensation in my left eye. It's a sort of tingling, tickling, even
dragging feeling that comes briefly and then goes, worse some days
than other. Sometimes hours pass without it, then it comes back. I

I was wondering if it is inadvisable to have the strongest possible
script for your prescription lenses. I have had the same script for
close to 10 years now and do not have any problems with reading near
and far. I have -4 left in my left eye and -3.25 in my right eye.

What are the best lenses out there for eyewear?
I touch my glasses a lot, have oily facial skin, and lot of dandruff
fluttering from my head.
My existing lenses usually get dirty really quickly. I need lenses

Do you recommend Artiflex lenses (artiflex piol) for people who are
very nearsighted? (about -8 dioptre on both eyes and nearly zero
astigmatism)?
Why?

My wife is considering getting lasik eye surgery and I'm doing a
handful of research to figure out all the risks, etc.  However, one
thing that I'm having a real hard time finding information on is the
actual differences between the two lasers that are avaialbe to us.

can anyone recommend a retina doc at barnes jewish in st. louis?
tks, mary

Some articles describe the three main problem areas that can cause dry
eye:
1. Tears secreted by the lacrimal glands.
2. Lipids made by the meibomian glands in both the lower and upper

Someone in my family is undergoing cataract operation and there is an option
to consider Restor IOL. This IOL apparently helps reduce probability of
wearing glasses after the surgery is considered an advanced invention in
this field. The side effects quoted are halo effect, glares ...

Does the dimensions of the normal blind spot (the optic nerve
pathway), as subjectively viewed by the patient, have any relation to
the measured size of the disc?
Thanks.