Oculoplastics News

KOLOA, Hawaii — Recent experience in the management of soldiers with open-globe injuries suggests no disadvantage to delaying surgical repair, according to a speaker here.

Laceration was found to correlate with an elevated risk of endophthalmitis for open-globe injury, a study showed.

A new phacoemulsification tip is well-suited for mini-incision cataract surgery using peristaltic flow, according to a proponent of the device.

While 5% of eyes that received sub-Tenon injection of triamcinolone acetonide developed secondary ptosis, reconstructive surgery was successful, and satisfactory results were achieved after injection in all cases, a study found.

Trainees had lower functional and anatomical success rates after external dacryocystorhinostomy than specialist lacrimal surgeons, with significant differences in patients with primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction, a study found.

Drainage of the lacrimal gland can provide relief for some patients with dacryocystitis with minimal risk of lacrimal fistula, according to a study.

In our clinical experience of axonal loss through retinal nerve fiber layer and macular thickness assessment, optical coherence tomography has shown its versatility as an effective method of screening for epidemic causes of blindness such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration, as well as its potential to replace current glaucoma evaluations.

Fat volume in the preaponeurotic area sometimes affects eyelid appearance and increases the difficulty of accurately locating the conjunction of the septum and aponeurosis, a study showed.

SAN FRANCISCO — Physicians should check for symptoms attributed to specific ptosis types for accurate diagnosis, a clinician said.

A systematic periocular surgical approach proved effective in managing structural abnormalities associated with Fraser syndrome, according to a study."Although Fraser syndrome is rare, the periocular surgical management of these complex cases may be planned using a systematic approach as described in this study, which is the largest such series to date," the study authors said.