Palpebral fissure

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Palpebral fissure
Front of left eye with eyelids separated to show medial canthus. (Palpebral fissure, visible but not labeled, is artificially widened.)
Latin	rima palpebrarum
Gray's	subject #227 1025
Dorlands/Elsevier	r_14/12711768

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Palpebral fissure is the anatomic name for the separation between the upper and lower eyelids. In the adult this measures about 10mm vertically and 30 mm horizontally.

It can be reduced in size in fetal alcohol syndrome.^[1]

See also

• Blepharophimosis

References

External links

• http://www.utoronto.ca/neuronotes/NeuroExam/cranial_7b.htm

v • d • e Head and neck anatomy - accessory organs of the eye
General	Eyebrow - Eyelid - Canthus - Eyelash - Ciliary glands - Orbital septum - Plica semilunaris - Meibomian gland - Palpebral fissure
Lacrimal apparatus	Lacrimal lake - Lacrimal gland - Lacrimal canaliculi - Lacrimal punctum - Lacrimal papilla - Nasolacrimal duct - Lacrimal sac

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