Orbital / Oculoplasty
- Common Problems encountered
- Watery eyes
- Dry eyes
- Protruding eyes
- Fractures and facial trauma
- Unsightly eyes
- Drooping eyelids
- Inturned / everted eyelids
- Inturned eyelashes
- Lid tumors and other masses
Investigations
Exophthalmometer- It is a special instrument that is used in patients with protruding or prominent eyes, eg. thyroid patients. Procedure takes about 2 mins, and tells us if the eyes are actually protruding or is it normal.
Ptosis evaluation – It is done in patients with drooping eyelids. A thorough examination is done using a series of tests to find out the best treatment modality for the patient.
Syringing
To find the patent of lacrimal drainage apparatus us. It is done after in stilling local anaesthetic drop two test gives an idea wheather obstruction is present or not and also the level of obstruction.
FDDT
Fluorescein Dye Disappearance Test to evaluate a watering eye in child.
Surgeries
- Tarsorrhaphy
- DCR - Skin aproach
- Endoscopic DCR
- Ptosis correction
- Ectropion / Entropion correction
- Probing