Anatom3DLeft levator palpebrae superioris
Musculus levator palpebrae superioris sinister · Levý zdvihač horního víčka
Sense organs
Looks like
A thin flat muscle running from the back of the eye socket forward into the upper eyelid.
What it does
Lifts and holds up the upper eyelid; supplied by the oculomotor nerve, with a small helper muscle under sympathetic control.
Keeping it well
Its tendon stretches with age or contact lenses, causing a droopy lid fixable by surgery. Sudden droop needs a doctor.
Related conditions
- Blepharitis & styes
- Cataract
- Conjunctivitis
- Corneal abrasion (scratched eye)
- Dermatomyositis and polymyositis
- Drooping eyelid (ptosis)
- Hyperthyroidism & Graves' disease
- Keratitis (corneal infection and ulcer)
- Keratoconus
- Presbyopia
- Retinal detachment
- Retinoblastoma
- Sjögren's disease
- Squint & lazy eye
- Trachoma
- Trichinellosis
- Uveitis & iritis