Human Phenotype Ontology

Last uploaded: August 13, 2024
Preferred Name

Nocturnal lagophthalmos
Synonyms

Eyelids stay open at night

Inability to close the eyelids at night

Definitions

The inability to close the eyelids during sleep. Lagophthalmos is associated with exposure keratopathy, poor sleep, and persistent exposure-related symptoms. There are a variety of causes of lagophthalmos, grouped as proptosis/eye exposure etiologies and palpebral insufficiency etiologies.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0030002

comment

Lagophthalmos is associated with exposure keratopathy, poor sleep, and persistent exposure-related symptoms. There are a variety of causes of lagophthalmos, grouped as proptosis/eye exposure etiologies and palpebral insufficiency etiologies.

database_cross_reference

UMLS:C1563118

SNOMEDCT_US:417740005

definition

The inability to close the eyelids during sleep.

has_exact_synonym

Eyelids stay open at night

Inability to close the eyelids at night

has_obo_namespace

human_phenotype

id

HP:0030002

label

Nocturnal lagophthalmos

notation

HP:0030002

prefLabel

Nocturnal lagophthalmos

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0030001

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0030001

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