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Palpebral fissure

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Front of left eye with eyelids separated to show medial canthus. (Palpebral fissure, visible but not labeled, is artificially widened.)
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Loeys BL, Dietz HC, Braverman AC, Callewaert BL, De Backer J, Devereux RB, Hilhorst-Hofstee Y, Jondeau G, et al. (2010).
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Kannan TP, Hemlatha S, Ankathil R, Zilfalil BA (2009). "Clinical manifestations in trisomy 9".
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can cause a downslant. An increase in vertical height can be seen in genetic disorders such as
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In animal studies using four times the therapeutic concentration of the ophthalmic solution
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The fissure separating the eyelids, defining the opening between them when the eyes are open
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Xalatan (latanoprost ophthalmic solution) 0.005% (50 μg/mL)
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It can be reduced (short, "narrow") in horizontal size by
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is the elliptic space between the medial and lateral
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Palpebral fissures

Latin
TA98
A15.2.07.030
TA2
205
FMA
59110
Anatomical terminology
edit on Wikidata
canthi
eyelids
fetal alcohol syndrome
Williams syndrome
trisomy 9
trisomy 21
Marfan syndrome
cri-du-chat syndrome
Graves' disease
Dalrymple's sign
latanoprost
prostaglandin F receptor
agonist
Blepharophimosis
"UNSW Embryo- Abnormal Development - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome"
doi
10.1007/s12098-009-0158-2
PMID
19475342

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