Blepharophimosis

Blepharophimosis is a congenital anomaly of eye development, characterized by shortening of the horizontal dimensions of the palpebral fissure due to underdevelopment of the outer corners of the eyes.

With blepharophimosis, there is an abnormally small distance between the outer and inner corners of the eyes due to underdevelopment of the edges of the eyelids. This results in a small palpebral fissure and gives the eyes a so-called “sleepy” shape.

As a rule, blepharophimosis is combined with ptosis (drooping) of the upper eyelid and epicanthus (a fold of skin at the outer corner of the eye).

Blepharophimosis can be an isolated defect or part of multiple congenital anomaly syndromes, such as Blepharophimosis-ptosis-epicanthus inversus syndrome.

Treatment of blepharophimosis is usually surgical and consists of correcting the position and size of the palpebral fissures to improve the cosmetic defect and expand the patient's field of vision.

Blepharophimosis is a congenital disease accompanied by underdevelopment of the eyelid and insufficient opening. The outer third of the upper or lower eyelids, as well as both eyelids at the same time, are affected. Depending on the severity of the disease, there is a variety of symptoms of the disease. The disease develops during the first two years of a child’s life, is hereditary in nature and is related to polyethylene