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Table 1 Classification of lower eyelid epiblepharon

From: The prevalence of lower eyelid epiblepharon and its association with refractive errors in Chinese preschool children: a cross-sectional study

Class of cilia-cornea touching

Class of skin fold height

Total

I

II

III

IV

I

451 (54.3%)a

84 (10.1%)b

1 (0.1%)c

0 (0%)c

536 (64.5%)

II

2 (0.2%)b

160 (19.3%)b

66 (8.0%)c

1 (0.1%)c

229 (27.6%)

III

0 (0%)c

3 (0.5%)c

36 (4.3%)c

26 (3.1%)c

65 (7.9%)

Total

453 (54.5%)

247 (29.9%)

103 (12.4%)

27 (3.2%)

830 (100%)

  1. aMild epiblepharon
  2. bModerate epiblepharon
  3. cSevere epiblepharon