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Eye Folds


A very characteristic morphological human feature is eye folds. Although about half of the human population does not have any eye folds, the other half shows a variety of different folds. The most common and well-known eye fold is the Mongolian fold, most common in East Asia. Eye folds can appear partially or in full expression. They may produce the "slanting eyes". Here only a few very well-known folds are illustrated. There exists a variety of other types, especially in pathological cases.

no fold nose-lid fold /
Mongolian fold 		internal fold /
Indian fold 		angle fold /
epicanthus 		curtain fold /
Hottentot fold 		(laternal) external fold /
Negroid fold 		hanging fold /
Nordic fold