Oculoplastic procedures refer to a large variety of surgical procedures that deal with the orbit (eye socket), eyelids, tear ducts, and the face. These procedures include repair of droopy eyelids, repair of tear duct obstructions, orbital fracture repairs, removal of tumors in and around the eyes.
Oculoplastic procedures frequently have both functional and aesthetic purposes. For example, blepharoplasty, a procedure for excessive and droopy eyelid skin, may improve peripheral vision as well as facial beauty and rejuvenation.
Repair of tear duct obstructions prevents tears from running out of the eyes and down the face, in some cases without even an incision. (Endonasal approach).
Repair of traumatic orbital fractures may prevent double vision as well as a sunken eye appearance.
Droopy eyebrows being raised through tiny incisions hidden in the hairline.
The list goes on:
- Blepharoplasty (Eyelift)
- Congenital Lid Defects ( Colobomas) repair
- Ptosis Repair for Droopy Eyelid
- DCR (Dacryocystorhinostomy) for Tearing
- Conjunctivo DCR with plastic and glass tubes (Jones)
- Endo nasal DCR (scarless) ( in co ordination with our ENT specialists)
- Ectropion Repair
- Entropion Repair
- Orbital Reconstruction / Ocular Prosthetics (False Eyes)
- Orbital Decompression for Grave's Disease (Thyroid)
- Orbital Fracture Repairs
- Orbitotomy
- Treatment of Eyelid Skin Cancers
- Lid Repair in Trauma
- Lid Reconstruction
Cicatricial Ectropion - Acid Injury Few interesting cases
50 year old man came with acid injury, his right side of face was completely disfigured and had lost sight in right eye. In the left eye (shown in picture below) one can see a complete out turning of the upper lid due to cicatrization of skin over the lid. He underwent surgery at our hospital where a skin graft was placed and one can see the near normal contour and folds of the upper lid in the post operative photograph.
Pre op
Post opPtosis - Droopy eye lids
Pre op
Post opPtosis - Mechanical due to tumour mass (in this case a neurofibroma)
Pre op
Stage 1
Stage 2 final post op appearance
