Ultrasonographic measurement of upper eyelid thickness in Korean children with epicanthus.
OBJECTIVE
Upper eyelid thickness was measured to determine whether there is a difference in the thickness of the upper eyelids in children with and without epicanthus.


METHODS
Children were enrolled into the epicanthus group or non-epicanthus (control) group. The children with epicanthus were classified into four subgroups according to the Duke-Elder's classification. The thickness of the upper eyelid was measured at five points with A-scan ultrasonography.


RESULTS
There was no significant difference in upper eyelid thickness between the epicanthus group and control group (P > 0.05) or between the subgroups of the epicanthus group (P > 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
This result suggests that the etiology of epicanthus may not be hypertrophy of soft tissue.
Lee
Ho-Sun
HS
Department of Ophthalmology, Pochun CHA University College of Medicine, Pundang CHA Hospital, Sungnam, Korea.
Lew
Helen
H
Yun
Young-Soo
YS
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005143:Eyelids / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography