Oculoplastic surgery, also known as ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery, is a subspecialty of ophthalmology. It manages congenital and acquired conditions of the eyebrows, eyelids, mid-face, ocular surface, tear drainage system and orbit.
Conditions we treat
- Drooping eyebrows and eyelids (ptosis and dermatochalasis)
- Eyelid malposition (ectropion and entropion)
- Chalazion surgery
- Electrolysis for misdirected eyelashes
- Eyelid tumours and periocular reconstruction
- Eyelid repair after injury
- Facial nerve palsy and facial spasm
- Blocked tear ducts: internal and external dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR)
- Lacrimal probing and syringing
- Dacryocystectomy
- Orbital surgery (orbitotomy)
- Enucleation and evisceration
- Periorbital trauma and oculoplastic emergencies