Management of Orbital Trauma
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
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
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
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
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
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…
Surgical Management of Thyroid-Associated Orbitopathy
Surgical Management of Thyroid-Associated Orbitopathy Nicholas J. Schmitt Randall L. Beatty John S. Kennerdell Thyroid-associated orbitopathy (TAO), also known variously as thyroid eye disease, Graves eye disease, or dysthyroid orbitopathy,…
Ptosis Surgery
Ptosis Surgery Aaron Savar Sean M. Blaydon Tanuj Nakra John W. Shore Blepharoptosis or ptosis refers to a congenital or acquired descent of the upper eyelid below physiologic levels.1 Ptosis…
