Title: Canthus - Wikipedia
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Canthus
Contents
Etymology
Population distribution
Commissures
Surgery
Pathology
See also
References
External links

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Canthus
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For other uses, see Canthus (disambiguation). Canthus
Front of left eye with eyelids separated to show medial canthus. Anatomical terminology
Canthus (pl. canthi, palpebral commissures) is either corner of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet. More specifically, the inner and outer canthi are, respectively, the medial and lateral ends/angles of the palpebral fissure . The bicanthal plane is the transversal plane linking both canthi and defines the upper boundary of the midface . Contents
1 Etymology
2 Population distribution
3 Commissures
4 Surgery
5 Pathology
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
Etymology
Canthus is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek κανθός : kanthós, 'corner of the eye'. Population distribution
Asian eyes tend to have the inner canthus veiled by the epicanthus. In the Caucasian or double eyelid, the inner corner tends to be exposed completely.