Ophthalmic Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery

A new physical finding in floppy eyelid syndrome.
Langford JD, Linberg JV
Ophthalmology 1998 Jan;105(1):165-169
Eyelash ptosis

Neurotrophic and Anhidrotic Keratopathy Treated with Substance P and Insulinlike Growth Factor 1
Brown et al
Arch Ophthalmol. 1997 Jul;115(7):926-7
Medical intervention may reduce the need for a tarsorraphy.

Mortality on Patients with Small Choroidal Melanoma: COMS Report No. 4
The Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study Group
Arch Ophthalmol 1997;115:886-893
Risk of death from metastatic disease in 5 years is 6.0 and in 8 years, 14.9%.

Silicone punctal plug migration resulting in dacryocystitis and canaliculitis.
Rumelt S, Remulla H, Rubin PA
Cornea 1997 May;16(3):377-379
Herricks plugs are out of fashion; Eagles are in.

Long-term efficacy of local doxorubicin chemomyectomy in patients with
Wirtschafter JD, McLoon LK
Ophthalmol 1998 Feb;105(2):342-346
Doxorubicin may replace Botox...

A Gene For Isolated Congenital Ptosis Maps To A 3-Cm Region Within 1p32-p34.1
Engle EC; Castro AE; Macy ME; Knoll JH; Beggs AH
Am J Hum Genet 1997 May;60(5):1150-7
There is no overlap between this new gene and any previously reported ptosis-associated genes.

Dacryocystorhinostomy with Intraoperative Mitomycin C
Kao et al
Ophthalmology 1997;104:86-91
MMC may significantly improve the success rate of external DCR.

Unusual Skin Depigmentation Following Eyelid Cryosurgery
Zabriskie NA. Nordlund JJ. Nerad JA.
Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 12(4):296-298, 1996 Dec
Cryosurgery can severely depigment skin in African-Americans with vitiligo.

Cyanoacrylate Tissue Adhesive in Blepharoplasty
Veloudis et al
Ophthal Plas Recon Surg, 12(2), 89-97

ADVERSE EFFECTS OF BONE WAX IN SURGERY OF THE ORBIT
Katz SE. Rootman J.
Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 12(2):121-126, 1996 Jun.

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING VERSUS BONE SCAN FOR ASSESSMENT OF VASCULARIZATION OF THE HYDROXYAPATITE ORBITAL IMPLANT
Jamell GA. Hollsten DA. Hawes MJ. Griffin DJ. Klingensmith WC. White WL. Spirnak J.
Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 12(2):127-130, 1996 Jun

PALMARIS LONGUS TENDON AS A NEW AUTOGENOUS MATERIAL FOR FRONTALIS SUSPENSION SURGERY IN ADULTS
Lam DSC. Lam TP. Chen IN. Tsang GH. Gandhi SR.
Eye. 10(Part 1):38-42, 1996.

Orbital Fractures in Women due to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
Hartzell K. Botek A. Goldberg S.
Ophthalmology, June 1996; 102:953-957

Malignant Melanoma of the Optic Nerve
De Potter P, Shields CL, Eagle RC Jr, Shields JA,

Arch Ophthalmol 114:608-612, 1996

Treatment of Graves' Ophthalmopathy in an Incidence Cohort:
Bartley, G., Fatourechi, V., Kadrmas, E., Jacobsen, S., Ilstrup, D., Garrity, J. and Gorman, C.
Amer Journal Ophthal, 1996;121:200-206

Hydroxyapatite Implants: a Rational Approach
An editorial by Francois Codere
Can J Ophthalmol , vol 30:235-236, 1995.

Dermoid Cysts: 16-year Review
Bonavolonta G, Tranfa F, de Conciliis C, and Strianese D.
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1995; 11(3):187-192.

External Dacryocystorhinsotomy: Surgical Success, Patient Satisfaction, and Economic Cost
Kristin J. Tarbet, MD, Philip L. Custer, MD
Ophthalmology June, 1995;102(6):929-936

Measurement of the Subarchnoid Pressure of the Optic Nerve in Human Subjects
Don Liu, M.D. and John Michon, M.D.,
Am J Ophthalmol , 119(1): 81-85, Jan 1995.