droopy eyelid
Heavy, lowered eyelid
A droopy eyelid is one that sags or hangs lower than normal, partially covering the eye.
The medical term is ptosis.
It can affect one or both eyes, resulting from aging, muscle weakness, nerve damage, or congenital conditions: His droopy eyelid gave him a perpetually sleepy look.
Severe cases may obstruct vision.
- ptosisAbnormal lid drooping
- saggingBending downward weakly
- tiredLacking energy, needing rest
- sleepyWanting to doze
- half asleepPartially conscious, nearly dozing
fatigue · heavy · hooded · lazy eye · Botox · blepharoplasty · aging · old age · wrinkled · exhausted · swollen · puffy · weary · bedroom eyes · half-closed · sedated · drowsy · late night
- eyelid problemsptosis, blepharitis, stye, lagophthalmos, epicanthus
- eyesblue eyes, brown eyes, green eyes, hazel eyes, amber eyes
- eye complicationsvision loss, blindness, blurred vision, blurry vision, double vision
- eye conditionsconjunctivitis, strabismus, amblyopia, macular degeneration, myopia
- Physical Anomaliescleft lip, cleft palate, clubfoot, birthmark, heterochromia
- organ displacementprolapse, ptosis, hernia, hiatal hernia, umbilical hernia