OPHTHALMOLOGY

9 Scars

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10.1055/b-0038-165842 9 ScarsKathleen F. Petro and Brent Hayek Summary Some known risk factors for hypertrophic scarring include wound tension, bacterial colonization, younger age, and possibly ethnicity. There are few randomized…

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8 Upper Eyelid: Clinical Overview

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10.1055/b-0038-165841 8 Upper Eyelid: Clinical OverviewTed H. Wojno The chapters in this section on the upper eyelid address many critical issues. In one way or another, most will have to…

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7 Ocular Motility Disorders

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10.1055/b-0038-165840 7 Ocular Motility DisordersTed H. Wojno Summary Diplopia is a bothersome and often disabling condition. Complaints of “double vision” after periocular surgery are very common and, fortunately, are usually…

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6 Blindness with Blepharoplasty and Injectables

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10.1055/b-0038-165839 6 Blindness with Blepharoplasty and InjectablesFrancesco M. Egro and Foad Nahai Summary Blindness is fortunately a rare, yet devastating, complication that may occur following blepharoplasty or filler injections. Knowledge…

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5 Periocular Infection

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10.1055/b-0038-165838 5 Periocular InfectionTed H. Wojno Summary Periocular bacterial infection is relatively common but, fortunately, quite rare after eyelid surgery. This chapter reviews the causes of such infections and their…

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4 Retrobulbar Hemorrhage

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10.1055/b-0038-165837 4 Retrobulbar HemorrhageDenise S. Kim Summary Retrobulbar hemorrhage is an infrequent but acutely vision-threatening complication of periorbital and orbital surgery in which hemorrhage in the retrobulbar space causes orbital…

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2 Evaluation of the Eyelid

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10.1055/b-0038-165835 2 Evaluation of the EyelidFoad Nahai and Ted H. Wojno Summary The preoperative evaluation is essential to determine the needs of the patient and suitability for aesthetic surgery. We…

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3 General: Clinical Overview

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10.1055/b-0038-165836 3 General: Clinical OverviewTed H. Wojno Loss of vision and/or double vision is a devastating complication of ocular and periocular surgery and disease. Often, the patient fails to make…

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24 Reconstructing the Posterior Capsular Barrier

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10.1055/b-0039-172084 24 Reconstructing the Posterior Capsular BarrierPriya Narang, Amar Agarwal Summary Posterior capsule forms a protective barrier to segregate the anterior and posterior segment structures. Posterior capsular rupture (PCR) is…

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