PURPOSE To report a case of complete bilateral congenital upper eyelid eversion associated with severe chemosis in a newborn, and to describe a semi-invasive technique for its management. CASE REPORT The patient was a four-hour-old Nigerian neonate with bilateral congenital upper eyelid eversion with severe and progressive chemosis. Conservative management failed to resolve the condition. How...

BACKGROUND Natural adhesion between the levator aponeurosis and the subcutaneous layer in the upper lid is essential for an aesthetically pleasing double eyelid. The study aims to emphasize the outer fascia of orbicularis oculi muscle (OFOOM) as a fixation point on the double eyelid surgery. METHODS The authors examined the detailed anatomy of the anterior lamella microscopically during 28 ca...

The sensitivity of an indirect fluorescent antibody (FA) staining technique for detecting chlamydial inclusions in scrapings from the whole conjunctiva (upper tarsus, upper fornix, and lower lid) was compared with the sensitivity of culture in irradiated McCoy cells for the diagnosis of hyperendemic trachoma. In a group of 211 patients with various grades of active trachoma from the Bandar Abba...

Aim. To report the case of congenital bilateral upper eyelid eversion with severe chemosis that was successfully managed conservatively. Report. The patient was a six-hour-old male neonate with bilateral congenital upper eyelid eversion and severe chemosis, following uneventful delivery. Conservative management consisted of the application of antibiotic ointment and padding the exposed conjunct...

The paper presents our approach to reconstruction after periocular basalioma (pBCC) excision, especially of large lower lid (LL) and medial canthal (MC) pBCC. Retrospective analysis of data of 123 patients with pBCC, confirmed on histologic examination (HE), operated in period from 1998 to 2006, was performed. Oncologic safety margins of 3 mm were marked after local anesthesia was administered....

Three patients with myasthenia gravis had transient retraction of the upper eyelids which usually followed prolonged upgaze and which persisted for many seconds. This could result from post-tetanic facilitation, myotonia, or a transient contracture. Retraction of this type is to be distinguished from both the long-standing unilateral retraction associated with ptosis of the contralateral eyelid...

A case is reported in which a simple anterior lamellar repositioning procedure was used successfully to repair an upper lid entropion associated with a horizontal tarsal kink. This obviates the need for the more complex and destructive procedures which have previously been described for the treatment of this condition.

The authors contend that their triangular pattern of Botox administration provides reproducible correction of both static and dynamic forehead wrinkles with minimal risk of brow and upper lid ptosis. Further, by varying dosage and injection technique, mimetic function may be preserved or obliterated.

AN anxious parent brought her 6-year-old son to me 2 or 3 years ago because he had been "stung on the eye by a bee". A cheerful and cooperative child showed me an irritable watery eye with some injection. It was quite definite that the insect had attacked the upper lid at about its mid point, for the site of puncture had been quite obvious at the time; no sign of this remained by the time the p...