Alumina [Alum]
Upper lids, especially left, hand down as if paralyzed; inner canthi affected; burning dryness in eyes, especially on looking up; absence of lachrymation; very useful when met with in old dry cases of granulations; (<) evening and at might.
Causticum [Caust]
Ptosis of rheumatic origin (Rhus, from damp cold); inclination to close eyes; sensation of heaviness in upper lid as if he could not raise it easily.
Euphrasia [Euphr]
From exposure to cold and wet, accompanied by catarrhal symptoms of conjunctiva.
Gelsemium [Gels]
Ptosis associated with thick speech and suffused redness of face; eyeballs feel sore, (<) when moving eyes.
Kalmia [Kalm]
Sensation of stiffness in eyelids and in muscles of eyes, of rheumatic origin.
Ledum [Led]
Ptosis resulting from an injury, with ecchymosis of lids and conjunctiva.
Natrum-mur [Nat-m]
Spasmodic closure of lids in conjunctivitis, discharges thin and acrid; cracks in canthi and corners of mouth; pains over eyes (<) when looking down.
Rhus-tox [Rhus-t]
Rheumatic diathesis when working in wet, getting feet damp or change of weather; heaviness and stiffness of lids as if it were difficult to move them; aching, drawing pains in head and face.
Sepia [Sep]
Ptosis associated with menstrual irregularities.
Dr. Samuel Lilienthal was the author of many great books including “Homeopathic Therapeutics”. For many years, with the support of Dr. Constantine Hering, he was the editor of the North American Journal of Homeopathy. Dr. Lilienthal passed away on February 2nd 1891 in San Francisco.