The nurse is assessing an elderly patient and notices a significant drooping of the eyelid. The nurse recognizes this as which of the following?
a. Ectropion of the eyelid
b. Entropion of the eyelid
c. Impairment of the fourth cranial nerve
d. Ptosis of the eyelid
D
An abnormal drooping of the lid over the pupil is called ptosis, caused by edema or impairment of the third cranial nerve. In the older adult, ptosis results from a loss of elasticity that accompanies aging. An older adult frequently has lid margins that turn out (ectropion) or in (entropion).
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