What is Horners Syndrome?
Horner’s Syndrome is sometimes associated with neuroblastoma. It occurs when there is some type of damage or interruption of the nerve to the eye (a sympathetic nerve). One of the signs of Horner’s Syndrome is a drooping eye lid (called ptosis). The pupil of the eye will be small (called miosis) and it will not get bigger, as it should, when the lighting of the room is darkened. Sometimes the side of face (the side with the affected eye) will not be able to produce sweat (called anhidrosis) and the eyeball may move back into the socket (called enophthalmos). Oftentimes, when Horner’s Syndrome occurs, it has been after some sort of neck surgery.
