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Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Blepharochalasis. Blepharochalasis is an inflammation of the eyelid that is characterized by exacerbations and remissions of eyelid edema, which results in a stretching and subsequent atrophy of the eyelid tissue, leading to the formation of redundant folds over the lid margins.
Blepharochalasis is a fairly rare condition that usually strikes children sometime around puberty, although cases involving adults are not unheard of. It was given its name in 1896 by influential ophthalmologist Dr. Ernst Fuchs, who took the name from the Greek words for eyelid (blepharo) and slackening (chalasis).ike blepharochalasis, dermatochalasis causes the appearance of baggy eyes, although it is generally less severe and the problem it presents is more cosmetic than functional. Most people with dermatochalasis simply learn to live with it, regarding it as just another sign of their advancing age.