Blepharochalasis is an inflammation of the eyelid that is characterized by exacerbations and remissions of eyelid edema, which results in a stretching and subsequent atrophy of the eyelid tissue, leading to the formation of redundant folds over the lid margins. It typically affects only the upper eyelids, and may be unilateral as well as bilateral...
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A condition in which there is a redundancy of the skin of the upper eyelids so that a fold of skin hangs down, often concealing the tarsal margin when the eye is open. ... Synonym: ptosis adiposa. ... Origin: blepharo-+ G. Chalasis, a slackening ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(blef″ә-ro-kal´ә-sis) hypertrophy and loss of elasticity of the skin of the upper eyelid.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: blef′ă-rō-kal′ă-sis Definitions: 1. A condition in which there is a redundancy of eyelid skin, in the superior lids obscuring the supratarsal folds and sometimes concealing the lid margins; and in the inferior lids, produces redundancy and folds extending beyond the orbital rims. Synonyms: ptosis...
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blepharochalasis A redundance of the skin of the eyelids, seen in both sexes under the age of twenty. Starting with an intermittent, painless angioneurotic edema and redness, repeated attacks result in loss of skin elasticity, subcutaneous atrophy, and capillary proliferation.
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