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Dalrymple's sign
Dalrymple's
sign
is a
widened
palpebral opening
, or
eyelid
spasm
, seen in
thyrotoxicosis
,
causing
abnormal
wideness
of the
palpebral fissure
. As a result of the
retraction
of the
upper eyelid
, the
white
of the
sclera
is visible at the
upper
margin
of the
cornea
in
direct
outward
stare
. It is named after
British
ophthalmologist
,
John Dalrymple
.
Other
eye
signs
described within the
symptomology
of
Graves' disease
are
Stellwag's sign
,
Rosenbach's sign
, and
Jelink's sign
.