Ptosis Treatment in Hospitals in Incheon, South Korea

Another name for ptosis is drooping of the upper eyelid. It manifests as an anatomical defect, due to which the eye is partially or completely closed by the upper eyelid. The result of the pathology is irritation and rapid eye fatigue, development of strabismus and diplopia.

Ptosis treatment in Incheon is carried out by the most effective methods. Doctors here have extensive experience in treating this pathology, so they always achieve the best result.

On the one hand, ptosis of the upper eyelid has obvious external symptoms that are identified during a simple visual examination.

However, for the treatment of the disease to be most suitable and safe, the most complete clinical picture possible is necessary. To obtain it, doctors in Incheon prescribe additional studies to patients:

• visual acuity check;
• perimetry;
• biomicroscopy;
• exophthalmometry;
• plain radiography of the orbit;
• CT and MRI of the brain.

Ptosis treatment in Incheon is based on the elimination of functional pathology. For this, the following methods are used:

1. galvanization – treatment with electric current;
2. UHF therapy – exposure to an electric field with ultra-high frequency;
3. paraffin therapy – therapeutic effect of heated purified paraffin;
4. surgical correction of the shape of the upper eyelid. Sometimes combined with upper blepharoplasty – plastic surgery on the upper eyelid.