Disease or Syndrome
eyelid coloboma
Definitions related to eyelid coloboma:
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A short discontinuity of the margin of the lower or upper eyelid.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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(coloboma of the eyelid) A congenital abnormality in which a part of the upper or lower eyelid tissue is missing.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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An eyelid coloboma is a full-thickness defect of the eyelid. Although an eyelid coloboma can occur in many locations, the most common position is at the junction of the medial and middle third of the upper lid.WebMD, 2019
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