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Palpebral Fissure Finding
source: FP Notebook
year: 2017
authors: Scott Moses
summary/abstract:Palpebral Fissure
-Eliptical opening between the eye lids
-Normally 1 cm high by 3 cm wide in adults
Downslanting Palpebral Fissure
-Downsloping lie of the eye opening with the medial canthus appearing higher than the lateral canthus
-With both eyes affected, a line drawn from each lateral canthus to medial canthus meeting at the nasal bridge, will form a “^” appearance
Upslanting Palpebral Fissure
-Upsloping lie of the eye opening with the medial canthus appearing lower than the lateral canthus
-With both eyes affected, a line drawn from each lateral canthus to medial canthus meeting at the nasal bridge, will form a “V” appearance
Short Palpebral Fissure
-Narrow eye openings with a decreased distance between the medial and lateral canthus
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