Surgery: Lateral Tarsal Strip

This video demonstrates a lateral tarsal strip procedure in a patient with lower eye lid ectropion. Surgery Location: on-board the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Hue, Vietnam Surgeon: Timothy James McCulley, Wilmer Eye Institute, USA   Transcript There’s a lot of laxity. You can see that I can pull the eyelid very, very far from the … Read more

Surgery: External Levator Advancement

This video demonstrates an external levator advancement surgery in an adult patient with ptosis of the upper eye lid. Surgery Location: on-board the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Hue, Vietnam Surgeon: Timothy James McCulley, Wilmer Eye Institute, USA Transcript So this gentleman has a droopy left upper eyelid, and it’s more than just 2 or 3 … Read more

Quiz: Decreasing Vision Over Several Months

A 56-year-old woman notes decreasing vision in the left eye over several months. Visual acuity is 20/20 (6/6) right eye, 20/60 (6/18) left eye and there is a left relative afferent pupillary defect. Her fundus is shown below.

Surgery: Muller’s Muscle-Conjunctival Resection (MMCR) for Blepharoptosis

This video demonstrates Muller’s Muscle-Conjunctival Resection (MMCR) surgery in a patient with bilateral upper eyelid ptosis and a good response to preoperative phenylephrine testing. The surgical steps of internal ptosis repair, indications and contraindications of the surgery are described here in detail. Surgery Location: on-board the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Kingston, Jamaica Surgeon: Dr. Bradford Lee, Bascom … Read more

Surgery: Fornix Reconstruction with Mucous Membrane Graft

This video demonstrates an inferior fornix reconstruction surgery using a mucous membrane graft. The patient had previously undergone an evisceration and presented with a contracted socket, which was unable to retain an ocular prosthesis. Surgery Location: on-board the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Kingston, Jamaica Surgeon: Dr. Bradford Lee, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, USA   Transcript … Read more

Surgery: Entropion Repair and Lateral Canthoplasty with Skin Excision

This video demonstrates the surgery of an entropion repair and lateral canthoplasty with skin excision in a patient with lower spastic entropion in both eyes. Surgery Location: on-board the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Kingston, Jamaica Surgeon: Dr. Bradford Lee, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, USA Transcript DR LEE: Classic entropion, there’s three different potential causes, and … Read more

Lecture: Anophthalmic Socket Management and Reconstruction

Objectives of this lecture are: • Considerations regarding enucleation vs. evisceration • Review tips and tricks in preventing implant exposure and extrusion • Discuss management of anophthalmic socket syndrome • Review options in managing the contracted socket Lecture Location: on-board the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Kingston, Jamaica Lecturer: Dr. Bradford Lee, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, USA … Read more

Lecture: Management of Periocular Trauma and Scarring

Objectives of this lecture are: • Review principles in managing periocular trauma • Discuss potential sequelae of eyelid trauma • Discuss non-surgical management options for periocular scarring • Discuss surgical techniques for periocular scarring Lecture Location: on-board the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, Kingston, Jamaica Lecturer: Dr. Bradford Lee, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, USA Transcript DR LEE: … Read more