Journal ArticleOphthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg · May 2021
We report an unusual case of a 58-year-old Caucasian female who developed intermittent eyelid erythema, edema, and wound thickening in the early postoperative period after bilateral upper eyelid blepharoplasty. These flares of inflammation sometimes appear ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg · 2017
BACKGROUND: Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) can be performed via an external or endoscopic approach. The use of ultrasonic or piezosurgery has been well described for endoscopic DCRs but is lacking for external DCRs. This study presents a case series of extern ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg · 2011
PURPOSE: To describe an unusual presentation of lipoblastomatosis and review the existing literature on lipoblastomatosis and lipoblastoma. METHODS: Case report and literature review. RESULTS: A 9-year-old girl was originally diagnosed as having preseptal ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg · 2010
PURPOSE: To better define the wide spectrum of lax eyelid conditions, especially the subtype referred to as floppy eyelid syndrome, and to clarify its relationship with associated ophthalmic findings. METHODS: A case-based retrospective review of all patie ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg · 2009
Darier disease is a rare autosomal dominant skin disorder that infrequently has ocular manifestations. The authors describe 2 cases of patients with known Darier disease presenting with eyelid lesions resembling basal cell carcinomas. Biopsies demonstrated ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg · 2008
Mycobacterium chelonae is ubiquitous in the environment but is an uncommon cause of ocular and periocular infections. It is a pathogen that has been gaining increased attention in the ophthalmic literature because of the relatively large number of infectio ...
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Journal ArticleSurv Ophthalmol · 2007
Since its introduction into clinical medicine in 1980, botulinum toxin has become a major therapeutic drug with applications valuable to many medical sub-specialties. Its use was spearheaded in ophthalmology where its potential applications have expanded t ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg · 2007
PURPOSE: To describe the technique and results of double-bridged flap reconstruction of full-thickness upper eyelid defects that spares the upper eyelid margin. METHODS: The surgical technique is described and illustrated in 2 patients who underwent this p ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg · 2006
A 22-year-old man with a recurrent intraconal cystic mass of the orbit presented with proptosis, motility restriction, and optic disc edema. On initial surgery, the cyst wall showed nonkeratinized cuboidal epithelium with adnexal structures. After recurren ...
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Journal ArticleOphthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging · 2005
The authors describe an extreme case of ciprofloxacin deposition on the corneal graft of a 67-year-old man with a history of penetrating keratoplasty for corneal ulcer and perforation, who presented with dense, gray deposits on the anterior corneal surface ...
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