Bollywood actress Zeenat Aman has revealed how she had been suffering from an eye condition called ptosis for the past 40 years and has now been slowly recovering from it

Aman, in a post on Instagram, wrote, “On 18th May 2023, I shot for the cover of Vogue India. On 19th May 2023, I woke up early in the morning, packed a small suitcase, and kissed Lily on her muzzle. Then Zahaan and Cara drove me to Hinduja hospital in Khar.”

“There has been an elephant in the room with me for the past 40 years. It is time to show this elephant the door. I have a condition know as ptosis - the result of an injury I suffered many decades ago that damaged the muscles around my right eye,” she added

“ Over the years, it caused my eyelid to droop further and further. And a few years ago it became so acute that it began to obstruct my vision,” she added

She also wrote how she couldn’t come to terms with it at first and how it has narrowed down her opportunities and made her the subject of unwanted attention

“But despite the gossip, the comments, and the questions, I never felt diminished by it. It helped of course that there were always a few stalwarts that stood by me and chose to work with me still,” she wrote

“The treatments available to me at that time, and for decades after, were unsuccessful. Then this year in April, a leading ophthalmologist informed me that things had advanced, and a surgery to lift the eyelid and restore my field of vision was possible,” she added

“I dithered for a long time, then underwent a battery of tests and finally committed to the procedure. That morning in the hospital I was terrified. My extremities turned icy and involuntarily shivers racked my body. Zahaan kissed my forehead, reassured me and wheeled me to the OT, where I surrendered to the hands of my medical team. I emerged from there an hour later - alive, well and looking like a pirate with an eye patch,” she wrote

She also revealed that her ‘Recovery has been slow, steady and is ongoing’ but her ’vision is so much clearer now’

She also expressed gratitude towards her family, the staff at Hinduja hospital, and Dr. Savari Desai who did her operation

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