Whether or not you need surgery if your eyes don’t open well, and when to have it done

The eyes that we are discussing here do not open well mainly refers to ptosis, generally there are two categories: hereditary and non-hereditary, hereditary most of which can be seen at birth, generally congenital is the most common, but also the best surgical indications, in other words, it is necessary to solve the problem through surgery, the choice of surgical methods is generally based on the size of the levator ani muscle muscle strength, if the levator muscle muscle strength of 5mm or more than 5mm, by selecting the levator muscle shortening surgery If the strength of the levator muscle is 5mm or more, the choice of surgery is based on the size of the levator muscle. The timing of the surgery is very important after the diagnosis is clear and should be considered in terms of necessity and feasibility. Necessity means that without surgery, the development of the child’s vision will not proceed normally, in other words, the child’s vision will be low, which may affect the development of vision and result in amblyopia and other symptoms, and feasibility means that the degree of ptosis has been fixed, and that the effect of surgery will not be changed after surgery because of the child’s growth and development. Congenital ptosis is usually fixed after the age of 1 year, but according to the development of the child around the age of 3 years, the formation of the inner part of the image of itself, at this time if the ptosis is not effectively treated, will affect the normal psychological development, so that 2-4 years of age when the operation is more appropriate.