Ptosis

Ptosis is usually treated surgically. Surgery can generally be done on an outpatient basis under local anesthetic. For minor drooping, a small amount of the eyelid tissue can be removed.
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Ptosis
Definition:
Ptosis is also called "drooping eyelid." It is caused by weakness of the muscle responsible for raising the eyelid, damage to the nerves which control those muscles, or laxity of the skin of the upper eyelids.
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Ptosis: Downward displacement. Ptosis of the eyelids is drooping of the eyelids.
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Ptosis, Drooping of the Eyelid
Drooping of the eyelid is called ptosis. Ptosis may result from damage to the nerve that controls the muscles of the eyelid, problems with the muscle strength (as in myasthenia gravis), or from swelling of the lid.
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Onychocryptosis: The medical term for what is better known as an ingrown toenail. From onycho-, nail + crypto-, hidden or buried + -sis, condition. See: Ingrown toenail.
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ptosis
A prolapse or falling of some organ or structure, especially the drooping of a paralyzed upper eyelid.
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APOPTOSIS: Cellular suicide or programmed cell death. HIV may induce apoptosis in both infected and uninfected immune system cells.
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ENTEROPTOSIS"Restore prolapsed bowels to position; strengthen abdominal muscles as indicated above; correct normal sitting position; abdominal supporter.
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BERT (beta energy restenosis trial) Clinical trials to evaluate the safety and feasibility of Novoste's Beta-Cath system at three radiation doses. Sources: Novoste Corporation; PR Newswire - 03/31/98.
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Onychocryptosis should be treated as soon as it develops. If the skin is red, painful, or swollen on the sides of the nail, there may be an infection.
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Cells respond to genotoxic stress by activating signaling pathways that regulate the cell cycle, DNA repair, and apoptosis.
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ANSWER: An ingrown toenail -- officially called an onychocryptosis -- is a common adult complaint. It typically affects the big toe on only one foot. The primary cause of this problem is improperly cutting the toenails.
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In order to expand our understanding of the effects of tea polyphenols and green tea, I review their ability to inhibit growth and cause apoptosis of cancer cells, their distribution into target organs and their other cancer-preventing properties.
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Between the 6th and 8th week of gestation, finger separation occurs by a process known as apoptosis, or programmed cell death, and individual digits are formed. Syndactyly is caused by failure of separation of the digits during this time.
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Drugs in this area directly cause cell death (apoptosis) by interfering with proteins necessary for the survival of cancer cells.
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Bssing A, Suzart K, Bergmann J, et al.: Induction of apoptosis in human lymphocytes treated with Viscum album L. is mediated by the mistletoe lectins. Cancer Lett 99 (1): 59-72, 1996. [PUBMED Abstract] ...
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Visual problems are common and include squint, short sightedness (myopia) and prominence of the eyes (proptosis). Many individuals with Noonan syndrome have striking blue or blue/green eyes.
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CRANIAL NERVE III - Responsible for motor enervation of upper eyelid muscle, extraocular muscle, and pupillary muscle. Lesions of the oculomotor nerve results in ptosis (dropping eyelid), deviation of the eyeball outward, double vision, ...
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Swallowing difficulty
Speech impairment
Loss of muscle function or feeling
Muscle contractions or spasm
Muscle atrophy
Movement, dysfunctional
Hoarseness or changing voice
Eyelid drooping (ptosis) ...
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Common examples include a congenital cataract (an opaque area that develops inside the lens of the eye before birth), a scar on the cornea or congenital ptosis (a drooping eyelid that is present at birth).
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Crying or complaining when one eye is covered.
Squinting or tilting the head up, down, or sideways to look at something.
Cloudiness in the black center of the eye (cataract).
An upper eyelid that droops and covers most of the eye (ptosis).
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from the DNA backbone leaving an abasic site; single-strand breaks; double strand breaks; and intrastrand (PYRIMIDINE DIMERS) or interstrand crosslinking. Damage can often be repaired (DNA REPAIR). If the damage is extensive, it can induce APOPTOSIS.
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