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Down slanting eyes
Down-slanting palpebral fissures is a clinical condition in which the palpebral fissures (the points where the upper and lower eyelids meet), are sloping downward. This can occur in fetal alcohol syndrome.
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Does my nephew have Down syndrome if slant eyes and big tongue?
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I just cried a lot and now my eyes are swollen. How can I make them go down?
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I exprncd this on a carousel as a kid! i closed my eyes as it spinned faster and wen i opened em, i saw things upside down! what happened to the eyes?
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I feel like my eyes are going to pop out. It only happens when I lay down at night, and I am almost certain that I do have anxiety. Is that the cause?
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My brother is 58 and he use to have this terrible pain behind his eyes 3 years ago when he bent forwards or looking down. The pain felt like brainfree?
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A 51-year old female asked:
Are the scanners from like the store dangerous to your eyes?? i was at 7-11 and the cashier laid the sacnner down and i looked at it twice this happend just about 15 minutes ago. I was just wondering cause the red light..
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My head pain going down to my eyes?
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How to cool your eyes down and reduce temporary dryness in your eyes?
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Does hanging upside down cause any problems like to the eyes or something?
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Help! pain behind eyes when upside down and sometimes while laying on side?
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I would like to know if our eyes did not have lens, would we see things upside down?
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When I move my eyes left to right or up and down my vision goes blurry it lasts for about 1-2 seconds and then clears up. What could cause this?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Rarely, my eyes rhythmically move up and down involuntarily for 1-2 sec. Has occurred for years. (also had ET my whole life-25yo) Is this an issue?
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Why do my eyes turn red when I close them and lay down?
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My eyes hurt when I look down? What causes orbital pain?
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Why do people with Down syndrome have small squinty eyes?
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