Ophthalmic Plastic and Orbital Surgery Service
The physicians of the Ophthalmic Plastic and Orbital Surgery Service are interested in improving patient outcomes for a variety of diseases of the eyelids, eye socket, and tear drainage system. Our specialists have published over 150 articles and chapters in the medical literature, authored or co-edited five books, and lectured extensively in the United States and internationally. Our recent and ongoing research projects include:
Graves ophthalmopathy
- Effectiveness of different orbital decompression techniques
- Outcomes of patients who have treatment for very asymmetric eye changes
- Outcomes of orbital decompression in patients who have previously had orbital radiation
- Outcomes of different eye muscle surgery techniques
- Efficacy of novel medical treatments, including randomized trial to evaluate efficacy of Rituxan (NIH-funded study in collaboration with the Endocrinology division)
- Development of techniques to assess the impact of Graves' ophthalmopathy on quality of life (NIH-funded study)
Eyelid disorders
- Evaluation of what type of visual field test is best for detecting droopy lids
Lacrimal (tear drainage) disorders
- Lacrimal (tear duct) obstruction diagnosis and treatment
- Evaluation of long-term outcomes of treatment for canaliculitis
Orbital (eye socket) tumors and disorders
- Diagnosis and management of tumors involving the nose and sinuses with extension into the tear duct and orbital tissues
- Cataloging, treating, and following patients with orbital tumors
- Diagnosis and treatment of orbital lymphomas with monoclonal antibodies
- Gamma knife treatment for dural cavernous sinus fistulas unsuitable for treatment with traditional neurovascular techniques
- Management of orbital inflammations with new medical treatments
- Comprehensive evaluation and treatment for patients with Wegener granulomatosis
