blepharophimosis
Sign in to saveBlepharophimosis is a congenital anomaly in which the eyelids are underdeveloped such that they cannot open as far as usual and permanently cover part of the eyes. Both the vertical and horizontal palpebral fissures (eyelid openings) are shortened; the eyes also appear spaced more widely apart as a result, known as telecanthus.
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- 18-year-old female with blepharophimosis as a result of blepharophimosis, ptosis, epicanthus inversus syndrome (BPES) type 1
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Research
872 papers- Blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus inversus syndrome (BPES).Acta ophthalmologica Scandinavica · 1996
- Blepharophimosis Syndrome.2026
- Blepharophimosis.American journal of ophthalmology · 1963
- [Blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus inversus syndrome].Ceska a slovenska oftalmologie : casopis Ceske oftalmologicke spolecnosti a Slovenske oftalmologicke spolecnosti · 2016
- The blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus inversus syndrome (BPES).Orbit (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2011
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
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Blepharophimosis is a congenital anomaly in which the eyelids are underdeveloped such that they cannot open as far as usual and permanently cover part of the eyes. Both the vertical and horizontal palpebral fissures (eyelid openings) are shortened; the eyes also appear spaced more widely apart as a result, known as telecanthus.
==Presentation== In addition to small palpebral fissures, features can include epicanthus inversus (fold curving in the mediolateral direction, inferior to the inner canthus), low nasal bridge, ptosis of the eyelids and telecanthus.
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