eyelid

Preposition: of

• eye: Usually the upper eyelids of both eyes are affected.

Converse of object

• droop: He had a drooping left eyelid that covered half of the eye which rendered him a rather sinister appearance.
• bat: Without batting an eyelid, R looked up & said, you have only got 5 minutes mate!
• close: Facial weakness interferes with the ability to close the eyelid normally.
• affect: Burns to the eye Burns to the eye may affect the eyelids, conjunctiva or cornea.
• have: Cats have a third eyelid at the inner corner of the eye.

Preposition: with

• bud: After cleaning the eyelids with the cotton wool bud, wash off the shampoo from the eyelids with a flannel or cloth.

Adjective modifier

• droopy: The day began early, with many droopy eyelids, nine to be exact.
• swollen: Within a few hours he developed a bumpy rash on one cheek and a swollen pink eyelid.
• closed: Behind closed eyelids she is gracefully making love in a dream.
• upper: Usually the upper eyelids of both eyes are affected.
• heavy: Is it thy will thy image should keep open My heavy eyelids to the weary night?
• low: They are applied inside the lower eyelid to produce a local effect directly on the eye.

Modifies a noun

• margin: A decision was made to refer the horse to the clinic, where we removed the eye and eyelid margins under anesthetic.
• surgery: Trachoma can be best treated through simple eyelid surgery to turn the lid right side out.
• skin: Burnt eyelid skin scars, contracts and leads to severe exposure keratitis and loss of the eye.
• droop: Patient trembles has aching muscles and heaviness especially of the head and eyes - even the eyelids droop.
• movement: Occasionally a facial nerve block may be requested to reduce eyelid movements.