Canadian Medical Guide > Diseases > Eye Diseases > Eyelid Diseases Terms and Definitions
Eyelid Diseases
Medical Definition: | |
Guide Notes: | GEN; many specifics are available; inflamm dis = BLEPHARITIS |
Previously Indexed: | Eye Diseases (1966-1969),Eyelids (1966-1969),Skin Diseases (1966-1969) |
Blepharitis - Inflammation of the eyelids. | |
Blepharoptosis - Drooping of the upper lid due to deficient development or paralysis of the levator palpebrae muscle. | |
Blepharospasm - Excessive winking; tonic or clonic spasm of the orbicularis oculi muscle. | |
Ectropion - The turning outward (eversion) of the edge of the eyelid, resulting in the exposure of the palpebral conjunctiva. (Dorland, 27th ed) | |
Entropion - The turning inward (inversion) of the edge of the eyelid, with the tarsal cartilage turned inward toward the eyeball. (Dorland, 27th ed) |
Eyelid Diseases Medical Definitions and Terms
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