Drooping eyelid exercises

A Serious Eyelid Problem

Drooping eyelids can be very uncomfortable for those who are enduring them. Namely, this condition may affect one or both eyes of the person. It manifests through lowering of the upper eyelid, so that it is visible, possibly obstructing one's clear vision. Drooping eyelid is clearly noticeable once it affects one eye of a person, since then, the other eye may serve as an indicator, providing the diagnostician with a correct eyelid position of the person. Apart from changing your facial expression, making you look less interested and aware of the world around you, this condition is also bound to affect your contact with other people. We all know how eye contact in important in everyday conversations and existence of the human beings. Therefore, this condition may send away wrong signals to other people. Last but not the least, drooping eyelids may become so severe that they interfere with your healthy eyesight. All in all, this phenomenon needs to be adequately taken care of as soon as possible.

Reasons behind Drooping Eyelids

There are many different factors contributing to the development of this problem. It may affect a person at birth. However, interestingly enough, it may develop during old age. Additionally, some surgeries done upon one's eye may trigger this phenomenon as a side-effect. Also, some eye infections or other underlying diseases, all may be possible culprits. Regardless, treatment is crucial once this eyelid complication starts affecting a person's life.

Possible Treatments

Logically, possible treatment greatly depends upon the underlying cause. Thereby, any deformations which are natal or due to old age, are most often treated surgically, where the bothersome eyelid is raised to its normal position. If drooping eyelids are caused by an illness, it is treated with specific medications. Nevertheless, you might prevent this situation from affecting your life and well-being, by providing your eyes with some adequate exercises.

Firstly, you can place your fingers on your temples and then blink quickly and repeatedly. Secondly, you might consider sitting straight and, without moving your head, looking up and down, and then left and right interchangeably. After completing this exercise, you may do the same things with your eyes closed. Massaging your temples or eyebrows so that you trigger eyelid movement is recommended as well. Alternatively, you might combine this action with rapid eyelid movements. Finally, you may sit in front of a mirror, move the skin from your eyebrows downwards, causing your eyelids to drop. Then, force them to rise up and keep your eyes open for about 10 sec.