Eyelid Surgery (also called Oculoplastic Surgery)is an important branch of Ophthalmic Surgery. It is the group of surgical techniques aiming:
- Treatment of tumours of the eyelids and periocular area (basal cell carcinomas, melanomas)
- Treatment dermatochalasis (droopy upper lids)
- Treatment of lower dermatochalasis and festoons (lower eyelid bags)
- Treatment of orbital fat prolapse of upper and lower eyelids
- Treatment of xanthelasma and warts (papillomas)
- Treatment of ectropium (everted eyelid)
- Treatment of entropion (inverted eyelids)
- Treatment of abnormal growth of eyelashes (trichiasis, distichiasis)
- Treatment of facial spasms: Botulinum Toxin (Botox®)
- Surgical reconstruction after accidents and injuries