Medicine:Epiblepharon
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Epiblepharon is a condition characterised by a congenital horizontal fold of skin near the margin of the upper or lower eyelid caused by the abnormal insertion of muscle fibres.This extra fold of skin redirects the lashes into a vertical position, where they may contact the globe of the eye, affecting the cornea or the conjunctivae.[1] This is found most commonly in Asian individuals, especially children. One estimate puts the percentage of affected Asian children aged 7–14 years old at 12.6%.[2]
References
- ↑ "Epiblepharon". National Human Genome Research Institute. https://elementsofmorphology.nih.gov/index.cgi?tid=0ca0ac3d52bda364.
- ↑ Katowitz, James A.; Katowitz, William R. (2017-11-30) (in en). Pediatric Oculoplastic Surgery. Springer. pp. 336. ISBN 9783319608143. https://books.google.com/books?id=GRVBDwAAQBAJ&dq=epiblepharon&pg=PA336.
Further reading
- Woo, Kyung In; Kim, Yoon-Duck (2016). "Management of epiblepharon". Current Opinion in Ophthalmology (Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)) 27 (5): 433–438. doi:10.1097/icu.0000000000000285. ISSN 1040-8738.
- Johnson, C C (1968). "Epiblepharon.". Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society (American Ophthalmological Society) 66. PMID 4888957. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1310293/. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
External links
- Epiblepharon - EyeWiki
- Congenital and Acquired Epiblepharon - EyeWiki
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