Front Surg 2017 29;4:27. Epub 2017 May 29.

Centre for the Study & Treatment of Vascular Birthmarks, Wellington Regional Plastic, Maxillofacial and Burns Unit, Hutt Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand.

Background: To review our management of common venous malformation (VM) affecting the orbit and/or periorbital area.

Methods: Consecutive patients with orbital and/or periorbital VM were identified from our vascular anomalies database. Demographic details of the patients, anatomic site(s) affected, symptoms and signs, presence of a family history of VM, and types of treatment(s) were collected, supplemented by chart review. Read More

Vet Dermatol 2017 Jun 5. Epub 2017 Jun 5.

Department of Veterinary Clinics and Surgery, Veterinary School, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Avenida Antônio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG, 30123-970, Brazil.

Background: Ichthyosis is a dermatological disease characterized by varying degrees of generalized hyperkeratosis and alopecia. Two congenital forms of ichthyosis are recognized in animals: fetalis (IF) and congenita. The disease occurs rarely in cattle, swine, dogs, chickens and a goat; it has not been reported in sheep. Read More

Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 May 24. Epub 2017 May 24.

Department of Ophthalmology, Edward S. Harkness Eye Institute, Columbia University, New York, New York, U.S.A.

Purpose: To describe the use of Prosthetic Replacement of the Ocular Surface Ecosystem (PROSE) device in the management of complex oculoplastic pathology.

Methods: The authors retrospectively reviewed the records of individuals over 18 years of age who were referred and successfully fit with the PROSE scleral device between January 1995 and June 2015.

Results: Nine cases were identified that had complex oculoplastic disease and severe corneal surface disease. Read More

Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 May 22. Epub 2017 May 22.

*Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinic, Iowa City, Iowa, †Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, ‡Department of Ophthalmology, Cincinnati Eye Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, and §Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.A.

Purpose: To describe the role and efficacy of scleral contact lenses (SCLs) in the treatment of progressive keratopathy in patients who have undergone periocular surgical procedures, to investigate the financial impact of these surgical interventions, and to demonstrate the role of oculoplastic surgery in improving scleral contact lens fit.

Methods: A retrospective medical record review was performed to identify patients who both received SCLs and were examined by the oculoplastics service at the University of Iowa between January 1990 and December 2015. Inclusion criteria also required a minimum of 12 months of patient follow up after being fit with a SCL. Read More

Pan Afr Med J 2017 13;26:136. Epub 2017 Mar 13.

Université de Sousse, Tunisie.

Cicatricial Pemphigoid is a subepithelial bullous dermatosis which essentially involves the mucous membranes with cicatricial evolution We report the case of a 66-year old patient hospitalized with erosive gingivitis associated with dysphagia, dyspnea and blurred vision. Dermatologic examination showed erosive lesions involving the palate and the pharynx. Ophthalmologic examination showed symblepharons, ectropion and bilateral cataract. Read More

J Clin Diagn Res 2017 Mar 1;11(3):NC05-NC08. Epub 2017 Mar 1.

Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Tennessee, Hamilton Eye Institute, Memphis, United states.

Introduction: Blepharophimosis Syndrome (BPES) is a complex and rare disease characterized by epicanthus inversus, telecanthus, lateral ectropion, narrowed or shortened inter-palpebral fissure distance and ptosis. It is mostly bilateral and may or may not be symmetrical. It is typically inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. Read More

Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017 May 13. Epub 2017 May 13.

aDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington bClinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center cDepartment of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Surgery Service dLarrabee Center for Facial Plastic Surgery, Seattle, Washington, USA.

Purpose Of Review: To review the recent literature in regards to complications after reconstruction of Mohs defects, outline common pitfalls and to discuss the literature on avoiding complications as outlined per aesthetic subunit.

Recent Findings: Complications in facial Mohs reconstruction commonly consist of infection, wound necrosis and dehiscence, hematoma and suboptimal scarring. However, site-specific complications such as hairline or eyebrow distortion, eyelid retraction or ectropion, nasal contour abnormality, alar retraction, nasal valve compromise, significant facial asymmetry or even oral incompetence must also be considered. Read More

Sci Rep 2017 May 4;7(1):1442. Epub 2017 May 4.

Department of Ophthalmology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA.

Mutations in the OCRL1 gene result in the oculocerebrorenal syndrome of Lowe, with symptoms including congenital bilateral cataracts, glaucoma, renal failure, and neurological impairments. OCRL1 encodes an inositol polyphosphate 5-phosphatase which preferentially dephosphorylates phosphatidylinositide 4,5 bisphosphate (PI(4,5)P2). We have identified two novel mutations in two unrelated Lowe syndrome patients with congenital glaucoma. Read More

Sex Med 2017 Apr 28. Epub 2017 Apr 28.

The Centers for Vulvovaginal Disorders, Washington, DC, and New York, NY, USA; George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.

Desquamative inflammatory vaginitis is a poorly understood chronic vaginitis with an unknown etiology. Symptoms of desquamative inflammatory vaginitis include copious yellowish discharge, vulvovaginal discomfort, and dyspareunia. Cervical ectropion, the presence of glandular columnar cells on the ectocervix, has not been reported as a cause of desquamative inflammatory vaginitis. Read More

Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 Apr 25. Epub 2017 Apr 25.

*Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York; †Sanctuary Cosmetic Center, Tysons, Virginia, U.S.A.; ‡Herzliya Medical Center, Herzliya Pituach, Haifa District, Israel; §Ophthalmic Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery Inc., St. Louis, Missouri; ‖Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Beverly Hills, California; ¶Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and #Department of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Purpose: Release of the orbicularis retaining ligament (ORL) has been advocated as a technique to address tear trough deformities. This study sought to compare the effectiveness and morbidity of lower blepharoplasty with and without ORL release.

Methods: Retrospective chart review of 53 lower blepharoplasty patients. Read More

J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2017 Mar 22. Epub 2017 Mar 22.

Staff, Vascular Birthmark Institute of New York, Department of Otolaryngology, Lenox Hill and Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospitals, New York, NY; Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Electronic address:

Purpose: Vascular lip anomalies include infantile hemangiomas, venous malformations, and arteriovenous malformations. Surgical management can be complicated by alterations in horizontal length, vertical height, and lip thickness from the underlying pathology. Additional reconstructive challenges include preservation of oral continence, vermillion definition, and the sublabial sulcus. Read More

Arq Bras Oftalmol 2017 Jan-Feb;80(1):46-48

Centro de Referência em Oftalmologia, Hospital de Clínica Médica, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiania, GO, Brazil.

Chromomycosis is a fungal infection that affects the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue and is caused by dematiaceous fungal species that turn black on staining. We report the case of a 50-year-old male patient who was a rural worker and had been treated without success for three decades. Facial lesions progressed and caused severe cicatricial retraction. Read More

Ophthalmology 2017 Apr 1. Epub 2017 Apr 1.

The New York Eye Cancer Center, New York, New York. Electronic address:

Purpose: To evaluate the patterns of regression of iris melanoma after treatment with palladium-103 ((103)Pd) plaque brachytherapy.

Design: Retrospective, nonrandomized, interventional case series.

Participants: Fifty patients with primary malignant melanoma of the iris. Read More

Br J Dermatol 2017 Mar 31. Epub 2017 Mar 31.

Medical Genetics Research Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Autosomal Recessive Congenital Ichthyosis (ARCI) is a group of cornification disorders (prevalence 1:200,000) broadly divided into three classes namely Harlequin Ichthyosis (HI; OMIM#242500), Lamellar Ichthyosis (LI; OMIM#242304) and Congenital Ichthyosiform Erythroderma (CIE; OMIM#242100). ARCI clinical features include generalized scaling, hypohidrosis and palmo-plantar hyperlinearity although presentation and severity may vary significantly. A large number of affected individuals present with collodion membrane at birth. Read More

Pak J Med Sci 2017 Jan-Feb;33(1):90-95

Prof. Fehmi Celebi, Department of General Surgery, Sakarya University Teaching and Research Hospital, Sakarya, Turkey.

Objective: To compare Ligation under Vision (LUV) with Ferguson Hemorrhoidectomy (FH) in patients with Grade II, III and IV hemorrhoidal diseases according to their postoperative outcomes.

Methods: Between July 2008 and August 2014, 155 patients underwent FH and 120 patients LUV, in Sakarya University Teaching and Research Hospital. Our retrospective analysis focuses on postoperative complications, postoperative pain and rate of recurrence. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 Mar 3. Epub 2017 Mar 3.

1.Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy. 2. Villa Bella Clinic, Salò, Italy.

Background: Lower eyelid retraction can be the unfortunate result of aesthetic surgery, trauma, disease or simply aging processes. The purpose of this article is to assess whether midface lifting based on purely vertical repositioning constitutes an effective procedure for its correction.

Methods: A retrospective study was carried out on 199 patients (311 eyelids) operated on between January 2004 and January 2014. Read More

Oral Maxillofac Surg 2017 Jun 18;21(2):187-192. Epub 2017 Mar 18.

Ahrar Hospital, Zagazig, Egypt.

Introduction: Although some studies addressed the differences between subciliary and transconjunctival approaches, no previous prospective comparative study on displaced zygomaticomaxillary complex (ZMC) fracture that repaired by three-point internal fixation using also upper gingivolabial incision and upper eye lid incision. So, the effect of these incisions on the comparison was not investigated.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare transconjunctival and subciliary approaches for open reduction and internal rigid fixation (OR/IF) of ZMC fractures. Read More

Int J Surg Case Rep 2017 16;33:21-23. Epub 2017 Feb 16.

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Introduction: Ichthyosis is a group of keratinizing diseases characterized by scaly and dry skin. One of the ocular complications associated with ichthyosis is cicatricial ectropion which often results in exposure keratopathy and eventually corneal scarring.

Presentation Of Case: In this report we are presenting a 21-year-old female who is known to have ichthyosis-related bilateral lower lid cicatricial ectropion, which was managed with Mucous Membrane Grafting (MMG) six years ago. Read More

Eye (Lond) 2017 Mar 17. Epub 2017 Mar 17.

Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.

PurposeThe objective of this study is to evaluate and grade the extent and severity of ocular involvement in Tessier number 10 cleft.Patients and methodsA retrospective, noncomparative, interventional case series was conducted between January 2006 and December 2015. Clinical data were reviewed from 59 patients (85 eyes) with Tessier number 10 clefts. Read More

Indian J Ophthalmol 2017 Jan;65(1):55-56

Department of Ophthalmology, Chonbuk National University Medical School and Hospital, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea.

Congenital aniridia is a kind of eye disease characterized by complete or partial hypoplasia of the iris and is associated with other ocular anomalies including corneal opacity, glaucoma, and foveal hypoplasia. Heterozygous mutation of paired box 6 (PAX6) gene was identified in most cases of aniridia, with iatrogenic mutations accounting for about two-third of the cases and chromosomal rearrangements accounting for the other one-third. We report rare cases of variant aniridia, congenital iris ectropion associated with foveal hypoplasia in both a woman and her son with a mutation of PAX6 gene. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open 2017 Feb 22;5(2):e1230. Epub 2017 Feb 22.

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Juntendo University School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan.

Background: Lower eyelid reconstruction after tumor removal is always challenging, and full-thickness defects beyond half of the eyelid length require a flap from a part other than the remaining lower eyelid, such as the temporal area or the cheek.

Objective: We aimed to report our experience of applying Smith-modified Kuhnt-Szymanowski, one of the most popular procedures for paralytic ectropion, for reconstructing oblong full-thickness lower eyelid margin defect.

Materials And Methods: We performed Smith-modified Kuhnt-Szymanowski on 5 cases of oblong full-thickness lower eyelid margin defect after skin cancer removal. Read More

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2017 Feb 17. Epub 2017 Feb 17.

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

Aims: To describe a novel technique for involutional entropion (IE) correction and present a retrospective case study.

Patients And Methods: The entropion eyelid was corrected by repairing the thin preseptal orbicularis oculi muscle (OOM) of the lower eyelid. Patients underwent correction with this method from 2005 to 2014 and were followed up for 2 years postoperatively. Read More

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2017 May 16;70(5):692-698. Epub 2016 Nov 16.

Head & Neck Cosmetic Surgery Center of Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Chinese Peking Union Medical College, 33 Badachu Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing 100144, PR China. Electronic address:

Background: Blepharoptosis is defined as an abnormally low-lying upper eyelid margin in the primary gaze, causing vertical narrowing of the palpebral fissure. It is difficult to achieve consistently satisfactory results in moderate or severe cases despite many surgical methods being available to correct them.

Methods: Between January 2001 and December 2014, a retrospective cohort study was conducted using medical records and perioperative photographs of 235 patients. Read More

Arch Gynecol Obstet 2017 Apr 28;295(4):935-941. Epub 2017 Feb 28.

Department of Nursing, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, No. 666, Buzih Road, Beitun District, Taichung, 40601, Taiwan, Republic of China.

Purpose: Most of the existing studies on postcoital bleeding (PCB) in Western countries. To date, no study has focused on the various PCB-related comorbidities in Taiwan women. This work aims to analyze and compare the presence or absence of PCB among Taiwanese women with gynecological comorbidity. Read More

J Craniofac Surg 2017 Jun;28(4):1093-1095

Department of Oculoplastic, Orbital, and Lacrimal Surgery, Aichi Medical University Hospital, Nagakute, Japan.

A bifurcated periosteal flap is useful for simultaneous reconstruction of the upper and lower lateral canthal tendons. The original technique harvested the flap horizontally from the frontal process of the zygoma, which mostly resulted in an insufficient flap length because of the narrowness of the zygoma. Here, the authors report the use of a modified bifurcated periosteal flap, raised from the superolateral orbital rim. Read More

Iran J Pediatr 2016 Oct 26;26(5):e2442. Epub 2016 Jul 26.

Department of Pediatrics, Adana Numune Research and Training Hospital, Adana, Turkey.

Introduction: Lamellar ichthyosis (collodion baby) is a cornification disorder classified under the category of autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis and characterized by hyperkeratosis. Early-stage retinoid treatment has been shown to improve survival in these patients. In this article, a lamellar ichthyosis case is presented of an infant who had the symptoms at birth and was treated successfully with acitretin. Read More

Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 Jun;139(6):1335-1343

Atlanta, Ga. From private practice and the Emory University School of Medicine.

Background: The tear trough deformity is challenging in lower eyelid rejuvenation. Surgical treatment has evolved, with more modern techniques preserving orbital fat and using autologous fat transposition. The senior author (M. Read More

GMS Ophthalmol Cases 2017 3;7:Doc03. Epub 2017 Feb 3.

Department of Oculoplastic and Orbit, Institute of Ophthalmology, "Conde de Valenciana", México City, México.

Congenital bilateral ectropion of the upper eyelids is a rare, benign condition reported in ophthalmic literature. It is more frequently associated with Down's syndrome, ichthyosis, and sporadic cases in newborns from black population. We report three cases of congenital bilateral upper eyelid ectropion associated with Down's syndrome. Read More

Cornea 2017 May;36(5):628-630

*Department of Ophthalmic Oncology, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; †Department of Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; ‡Department of Ophthalmology, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL; and §Department of Pathology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.

Purpose: To report a case of recurrent conjunctival myofibrosarcoma treated with wide surgical excision, cryotherapy, and triple sequential applications of episcleral brachytherapy.

Methods: A single case of recurrent conjunctival myofibrosarcoma.

Results: A 54-year-old man with a history of a renal transplant presented with a recurrent conjunctival tumor. Read More

Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2017 Feb;58(2):843-848

Department of Ophthalmology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, United States 5Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, United States.

Purpose: Rosacea-related cutaneous inflammation is a common cause of ocular surface disease. Currently, there are no specific pharmacologic therapies to treat ocular rosacea. Here, we aimed at determining the differences in intracellular signaling activity in eyelid skin from patients with and without ocular rosacea. Read More

Orbit 2017 Feb 6;36(1):30-34. Epub 2017 Feb 6.

a Department of Ophthalmology, Division of Oculoplastic Surgery , University of Washington , Seattle , Washington , USA.

This article determines the efficacy of endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (endoDCR) in patients who have undergone adjuvant external beam radiation therapy (XRT) following head and neck cancer resection. A retrospective chart review was performed on all patients who underwent endoDCR between 2006 and 2014 at a tertiary referral center. Cases were reviewed and selected for the following inclusion criteria: history of adjuvant sinonasal XRT following head and neck cancer resection, preoperative probing and irrigation demonstrating nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO), postoperative probing and irrigation following silicone tube extubation. Read More

Ophthalmologe 2017 Feb 3. Epub 2017 Feb 3.

Augenklinik, Asklepios Klinik Barmbek, Hamburg, Deutschland.

Background: Coralline hydroxyapatite has been used since 1983 as volume replacement. Through 2001, a total of 200 hydroxyapatite implants were used in our department.

Objective: This prospective study was undertaken to measure the subjective and objective long-term tolerance of this implant. Read More

Ophthalmol Ther 2017 Jun 2;6(1):167-174. Epub 2017 Feb 2.

Ophthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.

Introduction: Laser in situ keratomelieusis (LASIK) is one of the commonest refractive procedures performed nowadays. The dry eye problem is nearly universal in all patients after LASIK and it can be so annoying that the post-operative patient satisfaction is sometimes precluded. Conventional treatment includes the use of artificial tears. Read More

Pan Afr Med J 2016 29;25:42. Epub 2016 Sep 29.

Department of Anaesthesia and Critical care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.

Congenital iris ectropion is a rare condition; non-progressive anomaly characterised by the presence of iris pigment epithelium on the anterior surface of the iris stroma and is frequently associated with anterior iris insertion, dysgenesis of the drainage angle and glaucoma. This paper describes unusual case of bilateral case of congenital iris ectropion in adult patient with pupillary abnormality, normal anterior chamber angle structure and with no evidence of glaucoma. Read More

Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 2017 Jan 30;234(1):59-63. Epub 2017 Jan 30.

Augenklinik, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden.

Purpose Tightening of the lower eyelid is often performed and many techniques are available. This paper describes the outcome of lower eyelid ectropion repair using the lateral tarsal strip procedure. Periosteal fixation of the tarsal strip can be performed with absorbable or non-absorbable sutures. Read More

Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 May/Jun;33(3):221-224

Royal Eye Infirmary, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, United Kingdom.

Purpose: To describe a new, simple, quick, and minimally invasive surgical technique for managing medial canthal tendon laxity.

Methods: The technique works by creating a directed posterior lamellar scar. Sutures are preplaced in firm medial canthal tissue, and a triangular diathermy burn is made between this fixation point and the medial tarsal plate (sparing the canaliculus). Read More

Int J Dermatol 2017 Apr 12;56(4):e71-e72. Epub 2017 Jan 12.

Dermatology Department, Complejo Hospitalario de Granada, Granada, Spain.

Ann Plast Surg 2017 Feb;78(2):171-177

From the *Division of Plastic Surgery, Bodrum Acibadem Hospital, Muğla; and †Division of Plastic Surgery, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey.

Background: Although several methods have been described for total lower eyelid reconstruction, it remains as a major challenge in reconstructive surgery. Here, we present a new technique, the Mutaf unequal Z-plasty procedure for reconstruction of defects of the lower eyelid.

Methods: In this technique, 2 skin flaps designed in an unequal Z-plasty manner are used to provide skin coverage. Read More

J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2017 Mar 14;70(3):341-351. Epub 2016 Dec 14.

Department of Oral Maxillofacial - Head Neck Oncology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Shanghai, China. Electronic address:

Background: We conducted a retrospective analysis of the clinical outcomes and evaluated the reconstructive strategies in patients who underwent secondary maxillary reconstruction with a vascularized fibula osteomyocutaneous flap (VFOF).

Methods: From May of 2001 to June of 2014, 34 patients who underwent secondary maxillary reconstruction with VFOF, with or without titanium mesh, were reviewed. The patients were divided into two groups of maxillary reconstruction, according to different planning and treatment strategies. Read More

J Craniofac Surg 2017 Mar;28(2):391-393

*Stockholms Craniofacial Center, Department of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital †Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm ‡Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden.

Background: Facial fractures may lead to sequelae due to the trauma but also as a result of surgery. Complications to lower eyelid incisions include ectropion, scleral show, entropion, canthal malposition, and lid edema. The aim of this study was to compare the occurrence of such complications depending on whether a subciliary or transconjunctival incision was used for surgical access. Read More

J Craniofac Surg 2016 Nov;27(8):2073-2077

*Department of Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Maxillofacial Surgery†Department of Medicine and Surgery‡Department of Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Plastic Surgery, University of Salerno, Salerno§Department of Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Maxillofacial Surgery, Antonio Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy||Department of BioMolecular Sciences¶Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS.

Introduction: The zygomaticomaxillary complex is very vulnerable to injury because of its intrinsically prominent convexity. There are 2 different surgical approaches for the therapy of these fractures: closed reduction and open reduction. In the open reduction 2 or 3 fixation points with related incisions are usually necessary in dislocated fractures: osteosynthesis must be performed starting from zygomaticofrontal suture when dislocated at this site, followed by zygomatic body fixation on the anterior sinus wall, anterior orbital floor margin fixation, and finally orbital floor reconstruction in case of eye globe dislocation with diplopia. Read More

J Craniofac Surg 2016 Nov;27(8):2050-2054

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.

Although the subcilliary or conventional transconjunctival approach has been widely used, it often fails to get acceptable visual fields or scars. This study directly compared the extended transconjunctival approach accompanied by lateral paracanthal incision with other traditional approaches in terms of surgical fields, the outcomes and complications. This retrospective chart review included 113 patients (82 males and 31 females; mean age: 38. Read More

Clin Ophthalmol 2016 9;10:2455-2467. Epub 2016 Dec 9.

Department of Ophthalmology, Nassau University Medical Center, Hofstra University School of Medicine, East Meadow, NY, USA.

For many years, blepharitis and dry eye disease have been thought to be two distinct diseases, and evaporative dry eye distinct from aqueous insufficiency. In this treatise, we propose a new way of looking at dry eye, both evaporative and insufficiency, as the natural sequelae of decades of chronic blepharitis. Dry eye is simply the late form and late manifestation of one disease, blepharitis. Read More

Pediatrics 2017 Jan 20;139(1). Epub 2016 Dec 20.

Department of Dermatology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York;

Harlequin ichthyosis (HI) is the most severe phenotype of the autosomal recessive congenital ichthyoses. HI is caused by mutations in the lipid transporter adenosine triphosphate binding cassette A 12 (ABCA12). Neonates are born with a distinct clinical appearance, encased in a dense, platelike keratotic scale separated by deep erythematous fissures. Read More

Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol 2017 Apr 13;92(4):e21-e22. Epub 2016 Dec 13.

Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Clínico Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, España. Electronic address:

J Craniofac Surg 2017 Jan;28(1):122-124

*Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, New York University †Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Northwell Health, New York, NY.

Background: The senior author has previously described a deep-plane cervicofacial hike flap as a workhorse for reconstruction mid-cheek defects. One important modification commonly used involves overcorrection of the defect in order to reduce the incidence of ectropion. This report outlines the senior author's experience in surgical treating complex cheek defects with an overcorrected deep-plane cervicofacial hike flap. Read More

Case Rep Ophthalmol Med 2016 16;2016:5610753. Epub 2016 Nov 16.

Department of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.

Background. Amyloidosis is a group of disorders characterized by deposition of an extracellular protein, known as amyloid, in an abnormal fibrillar form with highly characteristic histopathologic staining properties. The clinical presentation can vary from a focal, localized lesion where amyloidosis has minor clinical consequences to extensive systemic disease that can involve any organ system of the body. Read More

Ann Plast Surg 2017 Jan;78(1):49-53

From the *Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, †Department of Otolaryngology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo; ‡Department of Neurosurgery and Head, and §Department of Neck Surgery, Kameda Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.

Background: The facial dismasking flap (FDF) approach to operations on the deep skull base region consists of a coronal incision and a circumpalpebral incision. This approach provides a wide surgical field for extirpation of deep extended craniofacial tumors without leaving any undesirable scars on the face. Therefore, the FDF approach can provide satisfactory esthetical and functional results. Read More

Semin Ophthalmol 2016 Dec 8:1-8. Epub 2016 Dec 8.

b Glaucoma Diagnostics Service , LV Prasad Eye Institute , Bhubaneswar , Odisha , India.

Purpose: To report anterior segment features in unclassified anterior segment dysgenesis with overlapping features of Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome and other developmental anomalies.

Methods: This retrospective study included those with atypical or overlapping features in one or both eyes, which were identified as unclassified ASD. Typical ARS was defined as the presence of posterior embryotoxon with or without iris changes like stromal hypoplasia, corectopia, polycoria, or ectropion uvea with or without systemic features. Read More