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disease > eye disease > eyelid disease > lagophthalmos

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lagophthalmos  

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  • Lagophthalmos is the inability to close the eyelids completely.Blinking covers the eye with a thin layer of tear fluid, thereby promoting a moist environment necessary for the cells of the exterior part of the eye. (Wikipedia)

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