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Where on the eye is an epicanthic fold located?
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An epicanthic fold is a fold of skin that covers the inner corner of the eye, also known as the canthus. This fold of skin extends from the upper eyelid over the inner angle of the eye. It is a characteristic feature of the eye shape found in people from East and Central Asia, and can also be observed in some Native American populations and occasionally in Europeans.12