epicanthus , także: epicanthal fold

The Russian population is characterized by an extremely rare occurrence of epicanthus.

Such an extremely rare occurrence of epicanthus observed in the German population only.

Folding of the skin near the eye (epicanthus)

In the last report, characteristic facies (epicanthus, broad sunken nasal bridge, receding chin) was noted.

Her skin was the color of clotted cream, and her eyes were toasted almonds-tilted by the faintest trace of epicanthus.

Michels syndrome is a syndrome characterised by mental deficiency, craniosynostosis, blepharophimosis, ptosis, epicanthus inversus, highly arched eyebrows, and hypertelorism.

Epicanthic fold, epicanthal fold, epicanthus, or simply eye fold are names for a skin fold of the upper eyelid, covering the inner corner (medial canthus) of the eye.

In addition to small palpebral fissures, features include epicanthus inversus (fold curving in the mediolateral direction, inferior to the inner canthus), low nasal bridge, ptosis of the eyelids and telecanthus.

Usually the nose is shaped with a broad and depressed nasal bridge and epicanthus, with the mouth having a cleft and highly arched palate, dental abnormalities, and thick, furrowed, and everted lips.

Blepharophimosis, ptosis, and epicanthus inversus syndrome, either with premature ovarian failure (BPES type I) or without (BPES type II), is caused by mutations in the FOXL2 gene.

This gives rise to neurocognitive defects and a subset of other defects which are similar to those seen in DS, including psychomotor retardation, Strabismus, Epicanthus, Telecanthus, carp-shaped upper lip, low-set dysmorphic ears, and cardiac defects.