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Oculoplasty, or oculoplastic surgery, involves medical and surgical treatment for deformities and abnormalities of the eyelids, lacrimal (tear) system, orbit (bony cavity around the eye), and the adjacent face. This specialized branch of ophthalmology requires adherence to strict medical guidelines and legal frameworks to ensure patient safety ...
Hypotelorism is an abnormally decreased distance between two organs or bodily parts, usually pertaining to the eye sockets , also known as orbital hypotelorism. [ 1 ] Causes
There are three types of eye removal: [4] Evisceration – removal of the iris, lens, and internal eye contents, but with the sclera and attached extraocular muscles left behind; Enucleation of the eye – removal of the eyeball, but with the eyelids and adjacent structures of the eye socket remaining. An intraocular tumor excision requires an ...
Orbital cellulitis is inflammation of eye tissues behind the orbital septum. It is most commonly caused by an acute spread of infection into the eye socket from either the adjacent sinuses or through the blood. It may also occur after trauma. When it affects the rear of the eye, it is known as retro-orbital cellulitis.
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IgG4-related ophthalmic disease (IgG4-ROD) is the recommended term to describe orbital (eye socket) manifestations of the systemic condition IgG4-related disease, [2] which is characterised by infiltration of lymphocytes and plasma cells and subsequent fibrosis in involved structures. It can involve one or more of the orbital structures.
Ocular prothesis can mitigate symptoms of physiological distress related to phantom eye syndrome through simulating the functions of a normal eye socket. [ 4 ] Overall, the literature promotes treatment that focuses on increasing quality of life through addressing personalized emotional and physical phantom eye syndrome stressors.
Oval eye sockets of these predators could have evolved to help the skull absorb impact as they pounced on prey, the study suggests. Dinosaurs evolved different eye socket shapes to allow stronger ...