Oculoplastics News

CHICAGO — Teprotumumab, an IGF-1 receptor antagonist antibody, demonstrated improvement of double vision in patients with thyroid eye disease, according to a study presented here.

NEW YORK — From Facial Aesthetics New York 2018, course director Wendy W. Lee, MD, discusses some hot topics and techniques that came out of this year’s meeting.

NEW YORK — From Facial Aesthetics New York 2018, Steven L. Davis, MD, discusses how the wide range of treatment options available today, from surgical to noninvasive procedures, can give surgeons a great variety of tools for treating patients.

Patients treated with Juvéderm Voluma XC to correct infraorbital hollows reported high satisfaction rates and experienced low rates of adverse events, according to a study.

HONOLULU — Brian Fowler, MD, discusses a study regarding silicone plates for upper eyelid reconstruction he presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting here. The retrospective study of eight patients in the U.S. and India found silicone plates to be a viable alternative to tarsal plates in patients who had more than 80% of their upper eyelid removed.

Coupling of the lateral eyelid in patients with flaccid facial paralysis and paralytic ectropion improved ocular symptoms, eyelid appearance and quality of life, according to a study.

OWL recently conducted a Q&A with Jenny Yu, MD, vice chair of clinical operations for the department of ophthalmology, UPMC Eye Center, and co-founder of Project Theia.

WAILEA, Hawaii — Two new botulinum toxins, with different uses and indications that could assist in an ophthalmologist’s arsenal, may be on their way to the American market, according to a speaker here.

WAILEA, Hawaii — When a patient presents with ptosis, the ophthalmologist must first evaluate whether it is brow ptosis, blepharoptosis, dermatochalasis or fat prolapse, before deciding on a management strategy. Femida Kherani, MD, FRCSC, explained how to evaluate and manage ptosis in her presentation at Hawaiian Eye 2018.

WAILEA, Hawaii ― At Hawaiian Eye 2018, Andrew G. Harrison, MD, gives surgical pearls for performing upper blepharoplasty, such as evaluating the patient from the top down and ensuring accurate incision sites by marking the skin while the patient is in an upright seated position.