Ablepharon
For the genus of moth, see Ablepharon (moth).
| Ablepharon | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | Q10.3 |
| ICD-9 | 743.62 |
Ablepharon (or ablepharia) is the congenital absence of the eyelids.[1]
It gets its name from "blepharo", which refers to the eyelid, and "a", which refers to an absence.
It is a component of the Ablepharon macrostomia syndrome.
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