What Does the Eyelid Self-Evaluation Test Detect?

We can never underestimate the importance of doing a self-evaluation test. This is especially the case if the goal of the evaluation is to determine the state of your health and what measures you can take to improve it. Self-evaluation tests allow you to assess and reflect on yourself.  
 

What Is an Eyelid Self-Evaluation Test?

An eyelid self-evaluation test is a series of questions seeking to resolve how you feel about the appearance of your eyelids. The questions also ask what people ask you about the state of your eyelids and the measures you are willing to take to improve their health.  

 

The self-examination will enlighten and empower you. It will also help improve the health of your eyes. Here is more information to help you understand what the eyelid self-examination test detects. 
 

Blepharochalasis
 

During the eyelid self-evaluation test, you will come across questions like whether people ask you why you always look tired. You will also answer a question on whether you feel like you look older than you are. The questions may be personal, but they go a long way to detect the kind of problem you may have.  

 

Blepharochalasis is a condition where an individual develops baggy eyelids. Baggy or droopy eyelids affect an individual's appearance. This condition makes people look like they are tired or not getting optimum sleep. 

 

Aging can cause muscles supporting the eyelids and the tissue around the eyes to weaken. The normal fats that support the eyes move to the lower part of the eyelids, making the eyes appear puffy. The swelling grows larger because fluid accumulates in the space below the eyes. The eyelid self-examination test will help an individual detect the condition. 
 

Xanthelasma 

If you indicate in the self-examination test that you have bumps on your eyelids, the test will help you know whether you have xanthelasma. These are bumps filled with cholesterol found on the eyelids. The bumps are usually yellow, and removing them might require surgery or cryotherapy. Cryotherapy entails freezing the bumps with liquid nitrogen. 
 

Dermatochalasis 

Do you struggle to see so much that you try to open your eyes wide? Through this question, the self-test will help detect eyelid problems such as dermatochalasis. Here, the muscle and skin of the eyelid become droopy. This causes vision problems that an individual would need surgery to correct. 
 

Would You Consider Eyelid Surgery?
 

The self-evaluation test can detect and confirm your need for eyelid surgery. Most of these surgeries are cosmetic since they seek to improve the appearance of the eyelids. By doing the test, you get to determine if you are content with how you look and feel or need to make some changes.  

 

An eyelid self-evaluation test will encourage you to take fast action, especially if you are experiencing unusual eyelid problems. Having sagging, drooping, and puffy eyelids has a significant impact on your appearance. It can also reveal a health problem that you need to attend to. 

 

For more on the eyelid self-evaluation test, visit Shepard Eye Center at our offices in Santa Maria, Lompoc, Solvang, or Orcutt, California. You can call (805) 667-0100, (805) 793-1800, (805) 410-9998, or (805) 937-9532 today to schedule an appointment. 

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