OCULOPLASTIC SURGERY
What Is Oculoplastic Surgery?
Oculoplastic surgery is plastic surgery isolated to the areas around the eyes: the eyelids, orbit (bones behind the eye) and lacrimal (tear drain) system. An oculoplastic surgeon is an ophthalmologist who performs cosmetic and reconstructive procedures on the eyelids, orbit (bones and anatomic structures behind the eyeball) and lacrimal (tear drain) system. The field of oculoplastic surgery combines the precision and microsurgery of ophthalmology with the aesthetic and reconstructive concepts of plastic surgery. Oculoplastic surgery is a small, highly selective subspeciality of ophthalmology.
Eyelid Disorders Treated Include :
- ptosis (drooping eyelids)
- congenital malformations
- trauma (lacerations)
- tumors (skin cancer)
- malpositions such as entropion (turned in eyelid) and ectropion (turned out eyelid)
- styes (chalazia)
- blepharospasm
- eyelash abnormalities
Orbital Processes Managed Include :
- thyroid (Graves) eye disease
- orbital inflammatory syndromes
- tumors
- fractures
- enucleation (removal of the eye) and care of the anophthalmic socket (eye socket)
- styes (chalazia)
- blepharospasm
- eyelash abnormalities
Lacrimal Problems Cared For Include :
- nasolacrimal duct obstruction (blocked tear duct)
- Punctal malposition or stenosis (abnormal tear drain)
- lacrimal system trauma
- tumors
- unexplained tearing
- drooping, or tired, upper eyelids
- excess eyelid skin
- eyelid bags
- wrinkles
- post-cosmetic eyelid surgery complications