The need for a prosthetic eye can be a very emotional journey. Whether you were born without an eye (congenital anophthalmia) or you lost an eye due to trauma, injury or disease, the process of finding an anophthalmia specialist and getting fitted for a natural looking prosthetic eye can be complicated and overwhelming. Knowing how…
6 Tips To Finding The Best Anophthalmia Surgeon
Anophthalmia is a condition where an individual does not have an eye. This can be congenital (from birth) or acquired (through trauma, etc). Not only does missing an eye cause daily activities to be more difficult and functional issues, but it also creates a lot of emotional stress due to an “abnormal” appearance. What is the…
Eyelid Retraction, Scleral Show, and Canthal Rounding After Lower Blepharoplasty: What To Do Next!!
Lower eyelid retraction (lower lids pulled down) after blepharoplasty is known to occur in 6-20% of transcutaneous lower blepharoplasty procedures. This does not mean this is a bad surgery, it does mean it is a risky surgery. Lower lid retraction is typically associated with scleral show (white showing between lower lid and colored part of…