An eyelid (/ˈaɪ.lɪd/ EYE-lid) is a thin fold of skin that covers and protects an eye. The levator palpebrae superioris muscle retracts the eyelid, exposing...

Ptosis, also known as blepharoptosis, is a drooping or falling of the upper eyelid. This condition is sometimes called "lazy eye", but that term normally refers...

blepharon, "eyelid" + plassein "to form") is the plastic surgery operation for correcting defects, deformities, and disfigurations of the eyelids; and for...

about 10 mm (0.39 in) in length for the upper eyelid and 5 mm for the lower eyelid; one is found in each eyelid, and contributes to its form and support....

The eyelid pull is a gesture in which the finger is used to pull one lower eyelid further down, exposing more of the eyeball. This gesture has different...

membrane (from Latin nictare, to blink) is a transparent or translucent third eyelid present in some animals that can be drawn across the eye from the medial...

Eyelid revision is a procedure that involves correcting or addressing any issues that have arisen from a previous eyelid surgery. The surgery is more difficult...

an oil gland in the eyelid. This results in a red tender bump at the edge of the eyelid. The outside or the inside of the eyelid can be affected. The...

granulated eyelids, is one of the most common ocular conditions characterized by inflammation, scaling, reddening, and crusting of the eyelid. This condition...

superioris (Latin: elevating muscle of upper eyelid) is the muscle in the orbit that elevates the upper eyelid. The levator palpebrae superioris originates...

Look up eyelid in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Eyelid is part of the eye. Eyelids (film), a Korean film "Eyelids", a song by The Dodos from Visiter...

Eyelid Movies is the debut studio album by American electronic music duo Phantogram, released on 9 February 2010 by Barsuk Records. On 7 October 2022,...

Eyelid glue, commonly called eye putti (アイプチ, ai puchi), is a type of eye make-up used in East Asia designed to change the monolid (eyelid without a crease)...

create an upper eyelid with a crease (i.e. "double eyelid") from an eyelid that is naturally without a crease (also known as a "single eyelid" or "monolid")...

Floppy eyelid syndrome (FES) is a disease whose most prominent features often include floppy upper eyelids that can be easily everted, as well as papillary...

This is similar to an abrasion but more severe, as body parts such as an eyelid or an ear can be partially or fully detached from the body. The most common...

many cases of eyelid contact dermatitis being caused by substances transferred by the hands to the eyelids. Dermatitis on the eyelids causes inflammation...

An adipose eyelid is a transparent eyelid found in some species of fish, that covers some or all of the eye. They are most commonly found on deep sea (benthic)...

into Chinese culture consists of the notion of having a double eyelid. The term double eyelid refers to the prominent crease natural to approximately 66.7%...

An epicanthic fold or epicanthus is a skin fold of the upper eyelid that covers the inner corner (medial canthus) of the eye. However, variation occurs...

The Turkmenistan eyelid gecko or Turkmenian eyelid gecko (Eublepharis turcmenicus) is a ground-dwelling lizard native to Turkmenistan and northern Iran...

cyst but a granuloma in the eyelid that results from a blocked meibomian gland. It typically occurs in the middle of the eyelid, red, and not painful. They...

and tarsoconjunctival glands) are sebaceous glands along the rims of the eyelid inside the tarsal plate. They produce meibum, an oily substance that prevents...

Eublepharis angramainyu, also known as the Iranian fat-tailed gecko or Iraqi eyelid gecko, is a nocturnal ground dwelling lizard native to Iraq, Iran, Turkey...

variety of surgical procedures that deal with the orbit (eye socket), eyelids, tear ducts, and the face. It also deals with the reconstruction of the...

distinguished from the more common, and milder, involuntary quivering of an eyelid, known as myokymia, or fasciculation. In most cases, blepharospasm symptoms...

The white-eyelid mangabeys are African Old World monkeys belonging to the genus Cercocebus. They are characterized by their bare upper eyelids, which are...

the triad of eyelid myoclonia with and without absences, eye-closure-induced seizures, EEG paroxysms, or both, and photosensitivity. Eyelid myoclonia with...

Dermatitis is inflammation of the skin, typically characterized by itchiness, redness and a rash. In cases of short duration, there may be small blisters...

other symptoms include hypodontia, hypotrichosis, nail dystrophies, and eyelid cysts (apocrine hidrocystomas). Patients may also develop syringofibroadenoma...