Eyelid, oculoplastic and lacrimal surgery
Oculoplastic surgery:
As the name suggests, oculoplastic surgery is a specialist area within ophthalmology which involves plastic surgery specifically in the region around the eyes. Oculoplastic surgery involves both cosmetic/aesthetic surgery (eg blepharoplasty) and surgery for a range of other conditions. These include eyelid disorders, lacrimal problems, eye socket problems where the eye needs to be removed, and orbital diseases.
Are you a specialist in this kind of surgery?
Oculoplastic surgery is a complex area that requires advanced training. Prior to moving to Berkshire I completed two advanced specialist programmes at both Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham and Moorfields Eye Hospital receiving training from some of the country’s most respected oculoplastic surgeons. Since 2002 I have provided a specialist oculoplastic service privately and in the NHS in both Reading and Windsor. I am a founder member of the British Oculoplastic Surgery Society (BOPSS) and continue to publish and present research at national and international oculoplastic scientific meetings.
How do I know if I need an oculoplastic surgeon for my condition?
The most commonly encountered problems within each area of oculoplastic surgery are set out below to allow rapid access to more information, together with a fuller list of relevant conditions. Alternatively, you can use the main alphabetical search facility to find more information on a known condition or the symptom-based diagnostic aid to guide you to the relevant area. You will find many photos to illustrate the different conditions and, where appropriate, photos to compare the pre-operative and post-operative appearances.
Do you have any general information and advice on eyelid surgery?
Click the link for general information on eyelid surgery for advice and information on what to expect before, during and after eyelid surgery.
Eyelid Surgery
Cosmetic surgery for eyelid bags / excess skin eg blepharoplasty.
Lower eyelid turning in (entropion) or out (ectropion)
Upper eyelid drooping (ptosis) or pulled up excessively (retraction) as in thyroid eye disease or facial nerve palsy.
Lumps, bumps and cysts
Benign and malignant eyelid tumours
Trauma
Lacrimal surgery:
Watering and/or sticky eyes in adults and children
Orbital and eye socket surgery:
Thyroid eye disease
Loss of eye/artificial eye
Orbital lumps, tumours and trauma
Alphabetical search of oculoplastic disorders:
Artificial eye
Bags of eyelid
Basal cell carcinoma
Bell’s palsy
Benign eyelid tumours
Black eye
Blepharitis
Blepharospasm
Blocked tear duct
Blunt trauma
Brow ptosis
Carotid-cavernous fistula
Cellulitis
Chalazion
Conjunctival pigmentation
Conjunctival tumour
Cyst of Moll
Cyst of Zeis
Dacroadenitis
Dacrocystitis
Dermatochalasis
Dry eye
Ectropion
Entropion
Eyelash abnormalities
Eyelid bags
Facial nerve palsy
Hemifacial spasm
Keratitis
Lacrimal obstruction
Malignant eyelid tumour
Meibomian cyst
Melanoma of conjunctiva
Melanoma of skin
Metastasis
Milia
Molluscum
Mucocele
Myasthenia gravis
Myositis
Nasolacrimal duct obstruction
Naevus
Orbital inflammation
Orbital tumour/mass
Papilloma of conjunctiva
Papilloma of skin
Pemphigoid
Pingueculum
Pterygium
Ptosis
Sebaceous cyst
Scleral rupture
Sebaceous gland carcinoma
Seborrhoeic keratosis
Sharp trauma
Sjogren’s syndrome
Squamous cell carcinoma of the conjunctiva
Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
Stye
Tear duct blockage
Thyroid eye disease
Trauma
Trichiasis
Xanthelasma
The information presented is for GPs, optometrists and patients. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information presented is accurate but inevitably not all conditions within ophthalmology will be covered nor can a firm diagnosis be made this way. Healthcare professionals must use their own clinical judgement in interpreting this information; patients must recognise that the information presented does not represent medical advice and that specific medical concerns should be discussed with their doctor. No liability can be accepted for any consequences from use of the information presented in this website.
