Flaps, Grafts, and Alloplastic Materials in Lid Reconstruction and Repair W. Jackson Iliff Elba M. Pacheco This chapter was conceived to supplement the other excellent chapters in this text on…
Anesthesia for Eye Surgery Scott Greenbaum HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES The history of anesthesia for eye surgery dates back 2,500 years. The earliest authentic writings on the subject were those of Sus’ruta,…
Orbital Surgery Robert C. Kersten Jeffrey A. Nerad Neoplasms involving the orbit are uncommon. Their proper treatment requires a detailed knowledge of orbital anatomy and the clinical manifestations of orbital…
Management of Orbital Trauma Mami Aiello Iwamoto Nicholas T. Iliff Trauma to the orbits may be blunt or penetrating in nature and can result in injury to the bone or…
Cosmetic Blepharoplasty Marcus M. Marcet Tamara R. Fountain Brian S. Biesman Background Presently, blepharoplasty ranks among the top five cosmetic surgical procedures. In the year 2006 alone, 233,000 blepharoplasty surgeries…
Lacrimal Drainage Surgery James A. Katowitz Scott M. Goldstein Femida Kherani Joanne E. Low Epiphora is a sign of an imbalance between tear production and drainage. Examination of the patient…
Management of the Congenital and Acquired Anophthalmic Socket Scott M. Goldstein Kate Lane Femida Kherani The anophthalmic socket is not a common problem ophthalmologists have to encounter. Our time is…
Cosmetic use of Botulinum Toxin David EE Holck Jill A. Foster Lisa Minora Introduction Over the past 3 decades the rapid progression of botulinum exotoxin, the most toxic protein known,…
Enucleation, Evisceration, and Exenteration Techniques Mark Alford* * The author has no financial interest in any of the products discussed in this manuscript. The removal of an eye or the…
