It is not often that an eye surgeon is able to awe a room full of medical students and residents in a busy Ophthalmology clinic. So I’ll take this opportunity to write the story about this this extra-ordinary accomplishment.
Tag Archives: Ptosis
Catching the Moving Lid!
Ocular Myasthenia Gravis (OMG) is one of the conditions that an oculoplastic surgeon can correct without surgery or any invasive intervention. It is a very satisfying to treat a patient of OMG provided the diagnosis is accurate. It has the rare distinction of being both under-diagnosed and over-investigated in different settings. Clinical examination is the cornerstone of a diagnosis of OMG. The various fancy but expensive testing can only corroborate a strong clinical suspicion
Your eyes reflects your personality
Ptosis can be easily treated with a day care, single sitting surgery and sometimes there need not even be a external skin incision. The surgery is known as conjunctivo-mullerectomy where the ptosis (droopy eyelid) is corrected using an incision on the wet surface of the eyelid.
An Eye for an Eye!
Hering’s Law for the eyelids: There is reflexive descent of the contralateral upper eyelid after the ipsilateral surgical correction of unilateral ptosis. Hering’s law is explained by considering the two eyes as paired organs and it follows that the muscles moving it will work in co-ordination.
Opening the window to the World
Droopy Eyelid Surgery or Ptosis correction surgery is more art than science. I’m sure all Oculoplastic Surgeons agree it is a challenge to treat patients with ptosis. Each case is so different that it is almost feels like you are starting from scratch. While challenging, it is also among the most satisfying Oculoplastic conditions to treat.
Opening the eyes! Blepharophimosis
Blepharophimosis syndrome is also knows as BPES (Blepharophimosis, Ptosis, Epicanthus Inversus Syndrome). It is an autosomal dominant condition usually inherited from parents but not always.
DR. RAGHURAJ HEGDE 