Category: Oculoplastics

62 articles in this section.

Cavernous sinus thrombosis: marked proptosis with periorbital swelling and discharge in a patient with orbital extension of a rhinocerebral fungal infection, a recognised cause of septic cavernous sinus thrombosis Oculoplastics

Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis: When Orbital Cellulitis Crosses the Midline

 Marcus Gunn jaw-winking syndrome: a young woman demonstrating involuntary elevation of the ptotic eyelid triggered by movement of the jaw Oculoplastics

Marcus Gunn Jaw-Winking Syndrome: When Chewing Lifts the Lid

 Upper eyelid blepharoplasty: an intraoperative close-up showing suture closure of the upper eyelid skin incision after excision of redundant skin and orbital fat Oculoplastics

Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty: Where Cosmetic Ends and Functional Begins

 Carotid-cavernous fistula: a lateral cerebral angiogram following left internal carotid artery injection, with arrows indicating early filling of the cavernous sinus and draining veins through the fistula Oculoplastics

Carotid-Cavernous Fistula: When Proptosis Has a Pulse

 Orbital cellulitis: an axial bone-window CT scan showing left maxillary sinus opacification (arrow) with adjacent orbital and facial soft tissue involvement, the sinugenic source of the infection Oculoplastics

Orbital Cellulitis: Why the Septum Is the Line That Matters

 Orbital blowout fracture: coronal CT showing a left orbital floor fracture (arrowed) with orbital soft tissue herniating downward into the maxillary sinus Oculoplastics

Orbital Blowout Fracture: Which Ones Can Wait and Which Cannot

 Blepharophimosis syndrome: bilaterally small horizontal palpebral fissures, ptosis, and epicanthus inversus skin folds at the medial canthi Oculoplastics

Blepharophimosis Syndrome: The Eyelid Finding That Predicts Ovarian Failure

 Dermatochalasis: bilateral redundant, lax upper eyelid skin folds hanging over the lid margins in an elderly patient Oculoplastics

Dermatochalasis: The Heavy Eyelid That Isn’t Ptosis

 Chalazion: firm, well-circumscribed, non-tender nodule on the superior eyelid with mild overlying erythema, causing localized eyelid swelling Oculoplastics

Chalazion: The Eyelid Lump That Isn’t an Infection

 Hordeolum (stye): acute, tender, erythematous swelling at the eyelid margin with a visible yellow-white pointing abscess among the lashes Oculoplastics

Hordeolum (Stye): The Acute, Painful Eyelid Bump