Department of Plastic Surgery, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
Aesthet Surg J. 2011 Mar;31(3):290-4. doi: 10.1177/1090820X11398475.
The shapes of the eyebrow and upper eyelid are distinctive facial landmarks. In cosmetic and reconstructive procedures, maintenance of the anatomical relations of these landmarks ensures a pleasing postoperative appearance.
The authors establish normal values for eyelid anthropometry in an Indian population.
This prospective study included 216 patients between the ages of 16 and 60 years, divided into three groups by age (Groups A to C: 16 to 30 years, 31 to 45 years, 46 to 60 years, respectively) and sex. All patients were photographed from a frontal view, with measurements taken from these photographs. Parameters included the distance between the medial canthus and the lateral canthus (ie, the width of the palpebral fissure), the distance between the open upper eyelid margin and the lower eyelid margin, (ie, the vertical dimension of the palpebral fissure), the intercanthal distance, the interpupillary distance, and the height of the open upper lid. All measured values were analyzed by independent t-test.
There was a significant increase in palpebral fissure from Group B to Group C. A significant increase was also observed in intercanthal distance as age progressed beyond 45 years. There was a significant decrease in the interpupillary distance as age increased-from Group A to Group B and from Group B to Group C-and a similar increase in eyelid height in that age progression.
The anatomy of the Indian population is distinct in that the palpebral fissure in men is less than that in women. It appears that changes in the eye become more pronounced after 45 years, including an increase in palpebral fissure, intercanthal distance, and height of the upper lid, along with a decrease in interpupillary distance.
眉和上眼睑的形状是独特的面部地标。在美容和重建手术中，保持这些地标解剖关系可确保术后外观美观。
作者确定印度人群的眼睑人体测量正常值。
本前瞻性研究纳入了 216 名年龄在 16 至 60 岁之间的患者，按年龄（A 组至 C 组：16 至 30 岁、31 至 45 岁、46 至 60 岁）和性别分为三组。所有患者均从前视图拍摄照片，并从这些照片中进行测量。参数包括内眦和外眦之间的距离（即睑裂宽度）、上睑缘和下睑缘之间的距离（即睑裂垂直距离）、内眦距、瞳孔距和上睑缘高度。所有测量值均通过独立 t 检验进行分析。
从 B 组到 C 组，睑裂明显增大。超过 45 岁时，内眦距也明显增加。随着年龄的增长，瞳孔距从 A 组到 B 组和从 B 组到 C 组显著减小，而眼睑高度也呈相似的增加趋势。
印度人群的解剖结构明显不同，男性的睑裂小于女性。似乎在 45 岁以后，眼睛的变化更加明显，包括睑裂、内眦距和上睑缘高度增加，以及瞳孔距减小。
