Distichiasis arises from the aberrant differentiation of meibomian glands of the eyelid, resulting in the development of a few, or sometimes a second inner row, of ‘eyelashes’. It can cause symptoms ...

Distichiasis, or double eyelashes, is a rare condition where you have two rows of eyelashes. The second row might include a single lash, a few hairs, or a complete set. Compared to normal lashes, the ...

Purpose: Lymphedema-distichiasis syndrome is characterized by the presence of lower limb lymphedema and supernumerary eyelashes arising from the Meibomian glands. Spinal extradural arachnoid cysts ...

A 54-year-old man presented to the emergency department with bilateral swelling in his legs that was progressive, long-standing and had started when the patient was in his midthirties. Hyperkeratotic ...

No one kept it a secret exactly during her lifetime, but few people knew that Elizabeth Taylor was a mutant. In fact her condition, distichiasis, which usually involves a frameshift mutation near the ...