Relationship between lower eyelid epiblepharon and epicanthus in Korean children

Purpose This study aimed to determine the relationship between lower eyelid epiblepharon and epicanthus in Korean children. Methods We performed a retrospective review of the medical records and preoperative photographs of 119 patients. These patients were aged 18 years or younger who underwent lower lid epiblepharon repair from January 2010 to December 2012. We also included 119 age- and sex-matched controls. Results The mean age of the patients was 5.7 years (range: 2–16 years) in both groups. The presence of an epicanthal fold was common in each group (98.3%). The inner intercanthal distance/interpupillary distance (IICD/IPD) ratio was significantly greater in the epiblepharon group than in the control group (mean: 0.70 vs 0.67, p