Anatom3DSuperior tarsus
Tarsus superior · Horní tarzální ploténka
Fascia & connective tissue
Looks like
The taller, curved plate of dense tissue that stiffens the upper eyelid above the lashes.
What it does
Shapes the upper lid, anchors the muscle that raises it and holds the oil glands of the lid.
Keeping it well
A drooping upper lid that appears suddenly, especially with double vision or a large pupil, needs emergency care.
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