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Wide set eyes

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Wide-set eyes are eyes that are spaced further apart than in the average person. This may be due to normal variations in face shape, or can be a malformation due to a congenital syndrome.

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33 years experience

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

Body locations

Eye, Head

Is Symptom of

Basal cell nevus syndrome
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