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Absence of lateral palpebral raphe in Caucasians
Authors Goold L, Kakizaki H, Malhotra R, Selva D
Published 1 July 2009 Volume 2009:3 Pages 391—393
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S5975
Review by Single anonymous peer review
Peer reviewer comments 2
Lucy Goold1, Hirohiko Kakizaki1,2,3, Raman Malhotra3, Dinesh Selva1
1South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology and Discipline of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Adelaide, Australia; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Aichi, Japan; 3Corneoplastic Unit and Eye Bank, Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Trust, East Grinstead, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Abstract: Classical anatomical teaching reports the presence of the lateral palpebral raphe formed at the union in the preseptal and orbital parts of the orbicularis oculi muscle, or by the tendon adhering these to the underlying zygomatic bone. The lateral palpebral raphe has been shown to be absent in Asian cadavers. The current study uses both evidence from the anatomical dissection of five eyelids from three Caucasian cadavers, and histological assessment of the lateral canthus of 13 eyelids from seven Caucasian cadavers to illustrate the absence of the lateral palpebral raphe in Caucasian population.
Keywords: lateral palpebral raphe, orbicularis oculi muscle, Caucasian, cadavers
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