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What is called the part of the eye that is below the brow bone and above the eyelid fold, the skin that makes you have an eyelid fold?

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Dr. Tim Conrad answered

Specializes in Ophthalmology

That is: The upper portion of the upper eyelid.

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Answered 11/27/2017

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