What is eye fold?
An epicanthal fold is a skin fold of the upper eyelid covering the inner corner of the eye. It is often seen as a normal finding in very young children and is also common in people of Asiatic decent. An epicanthal fold can be an important diagnostic finding in conditions such as Down syndrome.
What causes a fold in the eye?
The exact pathogenesis of choroidal folds is unknown, but it is believed that conditions causing thickening or shortening of the sclera, choroidal thickening and/or enlargement of various retrobulbar orbital structures, such as the optic nerve, the extraocular muscles, or Tenon’s space produce wrinkling of Bruch’s …
What is the fold under the eye called?
A Dennie–Morgan fold, also known as a Dennie–Morgan line or an infraorbital fold, is a fold or line in the skin below the lower eyelid.
Are eye folds genetic?
This may be the result of ancestry, ageing and health conditions including some genetic syndromes. Several genetic syndromes present with Epicanthus as a symptom- over 60% of individuals with Down syndrome, for example, have Epicanthus or folds of skin in the eyelid as a facial feature.
How do you fix a wrinkled retina?
The surgery eye doctors use to treat a macular pucker is called vitrectomy with membrane peel. During a vitrectomy, the vitreous gel is removed to prevent it from pulling on the retina. The doctor replaces the gel with a salt solution.