Oculoplastics News

WAILEA, Hawaii ― Steven G. Yoelin, MD, shares his pearls for ophthalmologists who inject aesthetic fillers and toxins in this video perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2018.

WAILEA, Hawaii — Wendy W. Lee, MD, leads off Hawaiian Eye 2018 as moderator of the Oculoplastics Symposium, which incorporated presentations on functional eyelid surgery and aesthetic oculoplastics.  Lee concentrated her talk on lower eyelid blepharoplasty.

WAILEA, Hawaii — At Hawaiian Eye 2018, Jeremiah Tao, MD, discusses the basics of and new directions for eye removal surgery, including the benefits of enucleation over evisceration, porous vs. nonporous materials for implants, and improving cosmesis by enhancing motility of the enucleated or eviscerated eye using digital prostheses.

WAILEA, Hawaii — When treatment for eyelid lesions is not working, investigate further to ensure malignancy is not the underlying etiology, Eli L. Chang, MD, FACS, said at Hawaiian Eye 2018.

WAILEA, Hawaii — Investigate the patient history and review patient treatment goals and expectations, when evaluating a patient for ptosis, Femida Kherani, MD, FRCSC, said at Hawaiian Eye 2018.

WAILEA, Hawaii — Ectropion and lower eyelid retraction are clinically distinct entities that may coexist.

WAILEA, Hawaii — The first step in treating a patient with excess tearing is to determine if it is being caused by excess tearing or decreased drainage, according to a speaker here.

NEW ORLEANS ― At the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting here, David B. Samimi, MD, of the USC Roski Eye Institute, discusses newer minimally invasive lower eyelid surgery techniques for better aesthetic outcomes

The FDA has issued a warning about the serious harm and disfigurement that can result from using injectable silicone or products being falsely marketed as FDA-approved dermal fillers for enhancing the size of their buttocks, breasts and other body parts, according to a press release.

NEW ORLEANS — Skin is the first feature to consider when conducting a cosmetic examination of the face and eyelid areas, according to a speaker.