H02.3: Blepharochalasis

The eyelids along with the lashes are located above and under the eye. They protect the eye from injuries and drying out. Fat, muscles, and several glands are included in the eyelid, among other things. The glands produce some partly fatty elements for the layer of fluid on the eye.

When the skin of the upper eyelid hangs down it can touch, and even overlap, the edge of the lid. There can be different reasons why the skin hangs down. For example, it can happen after inflammations or if the skin of the eyelid droops due to old age.

Problems only occur if your field of vision gets restricted by the skin hanging down.

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