PURPOSE To report the outcomes of acquired lower eyelid epiblepharon after various surgeries in thyroid associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) patients. METHODS A retrospective review of the medical records of 53 TAO patients with acquired lower eyelid epiblepharon between October 1999 and June 2011 was performed. Data were collected on demographics, type of lower eyelid epiblepharon, the detailed s...

RATIONALE Eyelids are very susceptible area for non-melanoma skin cancers; among that, basal cell carcinoma has the highest incidence (almost 90% of malignant eyelid tumors) and 50-60% of eyelid basal cell carcinomas appear on inferior eyelid. OBJECTIVE To analyze clinical features of inferior eyelid basal cell carcinoma and to determine the efficacy of surgical treatment with frozen sectionc...

PURPOSE To establish the relationship between upper eyelid saccades and upper eyelid pursuit movements. METHODS Upper eyelid saccades and periodic sinusoidal upper eyelid pursuit movements were recorded in a sample of controls and patients with Graves upper eyelid retraction. A video-computerized system was used to register both types of movements that accompanied 60 degrees of eye rotation a...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to clarify the differences between single and double eyelid structures quantitatively using an ultrasound biomicroscopy. DESIGN A single-center observational study. METHODS Upper eyelids of Asian volunteers were evaluated with a 50-MHz ultrasound biomicroscopy. The skin-orbicularis oculi complex (SOOC), levator aponeurosis, Mueller muscle-conjunctival compl...

Background:  Hashimotochr('39')s thyroiditis can be present with a localized palpable nodule though presentation as a hyperfunction "nodule" is extremely rare.  The first case of Hashimotochr('39')s thyroiditis and hot nodule was reported in 1971 by warner. Case Presentation: We reported a 26-year-old hypothyroid woman in Hashimotochr('39')s thyroiditis background with a hyperactive thyroid no...

Historically, lower eyelid blepharoplasty has been a challenging surgery fraught with many potential complications, ranging from ocular irritation to full-blown lower eyelid malposition and a poor cosmetic outcome. The prevention of these complications requires a detailed knowledge of lower eyelid anatomy and a focused examination of the factors that may predispose to poor outcome. A thorough p...

PURPOSE To investigate the causes of lower eyelid retraction and evaluate the outcomes of various surgical procedures. METHODS We conducted a retrospective medical record review of patients who underwent lower eyelid retraction surgery performed by a single surgeon at Kim's Eye Hospital between 2006 and 2013. We investigated the causes of lower eyelid retraction, clinical history, characteris...

The purpose of the present study was to objectively quantify the spectral transmittance of the eyelid. Reported here are data acquired using a technique that was developed to provide practical and accurate measurements of eyelid transmittance across the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. The empirical data were analyzed in terms of the absorption and scattering characteristics of ...