Oculoplastics News

A microprocessor-controlled delivery system significantly reduced the pain associated with local anesthetic injections in the eyelid, a study found.

As the aesthetics market grows in several medical specialties, including ophthalmology, members of the ophthalmic industry are responding by expanding their offerings in this area.

KOLOA, Hawaii – Because the severity of intraoperative floppy iris syndrome can vary significantly between patients and even between two eyes of the same patient, cataract surgeons need a variety of tools to handle any scenario, according to David F. Chang, MD.

Endoscopic endonasal conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy was successful in most cases as a primary or revision surgery, researchers in South Korea found.

Lacrimal duct obstructions typically block the entire duct, are unilateral and are located in Krause's valve, according to a retrospective study of 1,000 eyes.

A new surgical technique corrected severe blepharoptosis with good functional and cosmetic results, according to a small study. The technique, in which a flap of the frontalis muscle is advanced to create a pulley with the aponeurosis of the levator muscle, may provide an alternative to frontalis sling techniques for patients with complete ptosis and deep-set eyes, the study authors said.

After treatment with topical mitomycin-C, most conjunctival tumors disappeared and did not recur for a mean period of 2 years, a small prospective study found.

Treatment with an 810-nm diode laser significantly reduced the number of trichiatic eyelashes at 3 months' follow-up in a prospective study.

Lymphangioma is a rare, diffusely infiltrating benign nonencapsulated vascular tumor most commonly diagnosed in the first or second decade of life. Despite their congenital nature and low proliferative potential, lymphangiomas often show some degree of progressive enlargement or growth.

KOLOA, Hawaii — A growing demand among baby boomers for aesthetic enhancement, the hard-wiring of humans to appreciate facial beauty and the natural programming of people to see different facial features as attractive were among the many reasons given for ophthalmologists to consider adding the treatment to their practice.