- email: contact@annecy-ophtalmo.fr
- 645 Route de Champ Farçon, 74370 Argonay
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Ptosis and eyelid surgery
A drooping eyelid or excess skin may obstruct the visual field, cause fatigue and alter appearance. An eye assessment identifies the cause before surgery is considered.
Ptosis or excess skin?
Ptosis is drooping of the upper eyelid, most often related to age, sometimes to a neurological or muscular cause or injury. Dermatochalasis is excess skin. Both may coexist. Recent or sudden eyelid drooping requires a prompt assessment.
The assessment
Measurement of eyelid height and levator muscle strength, visual field testing with and without the eyelid raised, eye and ocular surface examination, photographs. The assessment determines whether the procedure is functional (improving the visual field) and may determine an application for coverage.
The procedure
It is generally performed as a day-case procedure under local anaesthesia. Depending on the cause: removal of excess skin (blepharoplasty), shortening or reattachment of the levator muscle. Recovery includes bruising and swelling for one to two weeks, with local care.
Other conditions
Chalazion, blepharitis, ectropion, entropion, eyelid tumours: see eyelid conditions and our eyelid surgeons.
Frequently asked questions
Is the procedure reimbursed?
It may be covered when it addresses a functional disorder (impaired visual field), under French health insurance (Assurance maladie) rules; prior approval (entente préalable) is considered case by case. Ask the reception desk.
Are the scars visible?
They lie in the natural creases and fade over time.
Can both eyelids be operated on at the same time?
Often yes, depending on the indication.
Learn more
Our doctors
- Dr Florian Chaiseeyelids, cataracts, refractive surgery, medical retina
- Dr Aurélia Gaveeyelids, cataracts, refractive surgery, medical retina
On the website
Sources and external information
In the event of sudden loss of vision or pain, see eye emergencies.
Your ophthalmologist answers your questions during the consultation. For a sudden symptom or sudden loss of vision, seek advice promptly: see the eye emergencies page.
Our practices
Annecy-Argonay
645 route de Champ Farçon, 74370 Argonay
Faverges
27 place Gambetta, 74210 Faverges
Rumilly
5 rue Frédéric Girod, 74150 Rumilly
Sallanches
35 rue Emma Lanche, 74700 Sallanches
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