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Munson's sign
Munson's
sign
is a
V-shaped
indentation
observed
in the
lower eyelid
when the patient's
gaze
is
directed
downwards
. The
medical sign
is
characteristic
of advanced
cases
of
keratoconus
and is
caused
by the
cone-shaped
cornea
pressing
down into the
eyelid
.
It is named after
American
ophthalmologist
Edwin
Sterling
Munson
.