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Accessory eyelid

MedGen UID:
540008
•Concept ID:
C0266576
•
Congenital Abnormality
Synonyms: Double eyelid; Extra eyelid
SNOMED CT: Accessory eyelid (24606006)
 
HPO: HP:0430008

Definition

The presence of more than the normal number of eyelids. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAccessory eyelid

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Smartphone screening for neonatal jaundice via ambient-subtracted sclera chromaticity.
Outlaw F, Nixon M, Odeyemi O, MacDonald LW, Meek J, Leung TS
PLoS One 2020;15(3):e0216970. Epub 2020 Mar 2 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216970. PMID: 32119664Free PMC Article
Ocular surface - a complex and vulnerable adoptive environment for topical glaucoma treatment.
Potop V
Rom J Ophthalmol 2016 Jul-Sep;60(3):153-157. PMID: 29450340Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Efficacy of apraclonidine eye drops in treating ptosis secondary to myasthenia gravis: A pilot clinical trial.
Agha M, Ismail H, Sawaya R, Salameh J
Muscle Nerve 2023 Aug;68(2):206-210. Epub 2023 May 31 doi: 10.1002/mus.27851. PMID: 37259693

Therapy

Efficacy of apraclonidine eye drops in treating ptosis secondary to myasthenia gravis: A pilot clinical trial.
Agha M, Ismail H, Sawaya R, Salameh J
Muscle Nerve 2023 Aug;68(2):206-210. Epub 2023 May 31 doi: 10.1002/mus.27851. PMID: 37259693

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