7 Blepharoptosis
10.1055/b-0039-171450 7 Blepharoptosis Abstract “Blepharoptosis” discusses drooping of the upper eyelid (the term ptosis refers to the drooping of any body part). A ptosis can affect all age groups and…
26 Orbital Wall Blowout Fractures
10.1055/b-0039-171469 26 Orbital Wall Blowout Fractures Abstract “Orbital Wall Blowout Fractures” discusses fractures of the thin bone of the orbital floor, the medial orbital wall, or both. Such a fracture…
22 Enucleation and Evisceration
10.1055/b-0039-171465 22 Enucleation and Evisceration Abstract “Enucleation and Evisceration” discusses the removal of an eyeball (enucleation) or of the contents of the eyeball (evisceration) and the reconstruction of the anophthalmic…
20 Thyroid Eye Disease
10.1055/b-0039-171463 20 Thyroid Eye Disease Abstract “Thyroid Eye Disease” discusses the the most common orbital inflammatory disorder and the most common cause of unilateral or bilateral proptosis in adults. Although…
24 Orbital Exenteration
10.1055/b-0039-171467 24 Orbital Exenteration Abstract “Orbital Exenteration” describes the surgical removal of all the soft tissue contents of the orbit (in contrast to enucleation, which removes only the eyeball, leaving…
10 Eyelid and Periocular Tumors
10.1055/b-0039-171453 10 Eyelid and Periocular Tumors Abstract “Eyelid and Periocular Tumors” discusses these lesions, which are very common in patients referred to ophthalmologists. The main goal in the evaluation of…
27 Zygomatic Complex Fractures
10.1055/b-0039-171470 27 Zygomatic Complex Fractures Abstract “Zygomatic Complex Fractures” describes traumatic displacement of the zygoma in what is often referred to as a tripod or tripartite fracture because it usually…
19 Surgical Approaches to the Orbit
10.1055/b-0039-171462 19 Surgical Approaches to the Orbit Abstract “Surgical Approaches to the Orbit” describes the surgical approaches used in the management of orbital lesions other than those due to thyroid…
17 The Management of Brow Ptosis
10.1055/b-0039-171460 17 The Management of Brow Ptosis Abstract “The Management of Brow Ptosis” describes the treatments that can be used when the position of the eyebrows, which affects facial expression…
29 Traumatic Optic Neuropathy
10.1055/b-0039-171472 29 Traumatic Optic Neuropathy Abstract “Traumatic Optic Neuropathy” discusses injuries to the optic nerve, which are rare and may result from a variety of mechanisms. Direct injury to the…
