Bad sleep made woman's eyelids so floppy they flipped inside out, got stuck
Ars Technica • • health
Key Points:
- A 39-year-old woman in Brooklyn experienced severe floppy eyelid syndrome, where her eyelids rolled inside-out and remained that way, causing discomfort and eye irritation.
- Her symptoms worsened upon waking, and she also reported snoring, daytime tiredness, and obesity, which led doctors to suspect obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as an underlying cause.
- Sleep testing confirmed moderate OSA, and treatment with a CPAP machine, along with eye lubricants, nighttime eye patches, and weight loss, rapidly improved her eyelid condition and sleep quality.
- Floppy eyelid syndrome is linked to weakened elastin fibers in the eyelids, potentially caused by oxidative stress from hypoxia due to OSA, though not all cases are related
