Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
ptosis .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the
drooping of the uppereyelid
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The labels are incomprehensible: blepharoptosis, laparascopic cholecystectomy, gastrorraphy, and Fontan operation.
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Upneeq, a new FDA-approved prescription eye drop, treats blepharoptosis (or “ptosis”) via a solution that stimulates the muscle that operates the upper eyelids, raising them around one millimeter for roughly the length of an afternoon.
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