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cosher(2) (iou) and Eyelids, adult ptosis of the (health)


cosher(2) (iou)



cosher verb2 trans. M19.
[Origin unkn.]
Pamper; coddle. (Foll. by up.)

Eyelids, adult ptosis of the (health)


Drooping of the upper eyelids in adults, most commonly due to separation of the tendon of the lid-lifting (levator) muscle from the eyelid. This may occur with age, after cataract or Other eye surgery, an injury, eye tumor or a complication of Other diseases involving the levator muscle or its nerve supply, such as diabetes. If treatment is necessary, it is usually surgical. Sometimes a small tuck in the lifting muscle and eyelid can raise the lid sufficiently. More severe ptosis requires reattachment and strengthening of the levator muscle.