Frank G Preston, Ziyaad Sultan, James Hsuan, Kevin J Hamill, Austin G McCormick
{"title":"Determining the Degree of Perceptible Static Eyelid Asymmetry and Effect of Face Inversion: A Cross-sectional Pilot Study.","authors":"Frank G Preston, Ziyaad Sultan, James Hsuan, Kevin J Hamill, Austin G McCormick","doi":"10.1097/IOP.0000000000002650","DOIUrl":"10.1097/IOP.0000000000002650","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To determine the degree of static eyelid asymmetry required to be perceptible and whether this is affected by image inversion.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Images of 3 volunteers were digitally manipulated to have eyelid asymmetry of 0.5 mm, 1 mm, or 1.5 mm of 3 different types, upper lid ptosis, upper lid retraction, and lower lid retraction. Forty-nine laypersons stated whether the images were symmetrical or asymmetrical. A separate inversion survey, completed by 29 clinicians, consisted of symmetrical images and 1 mm asymmetrical images, with half being inverted.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Upper lid ptosis, upper lid retraction, and lower lid retraction were not detected by most laypeople at 0.5 mm of severity (18.9%, 6.7%, 18.9% detection, respectively) but all 3 were detected by the majority of participants once asymmetry reached 1 mm severity (65.7%, 61.8%, 51.0% detection, respectively) and rose to over 70% identification at 1.5 mm (92.2%, 73.5%, 73.5% detection, respectively). Inversion of the images led to 19.7% lower rates of correct identification of asymmetrical faces compared with images presented in the correct orientation (80.7% asymmetry identified in normal images, 61.0% inverted, p < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>All asymmetries were detectable by a majority of laypersons at a severity of 1 mm. Image inversion decreases a clinician's ability to detect a 1 mm asymmetry, indicating an impaired asymmetry perception in the intraoperative view. This study provides research to counsel patients with varying degrees of eyelid asymmetry.</p>","PeriodicalId":19588,"journal":{"name":"Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11377040/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140013111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tonya C Lee, Sammie E Fung, Jenny Q Hu, George A Villatoro, Kathryn S Park, Brian M Fung, Erik J Groessl, Bobby S Korn, Don O Kikkawa, Catherine Y Liu
{"title":"Is Blepharoplasty Cost-effective? Utility Analysis of Dermatochalasis and Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty.","authors":"Tonya C Lee, Sammie E Fung, Jenny Q Hu, George A Villatoro, Kathryn S Park, Brian M Fung, Erik J Groessl, Bobby S Korn, Don O Kikkawa, Catherine Y Liu","doi":"10.1097/IOP.0000000000002649","DOIUrl":"10.1097/IOP.0000000000002649","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This cross-sectional prospective study measured utility values of upper eyelid dermatochalasis to quantify its impact on quality of life and assess cost-effectiveness of upper blepharoplasty.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Utility of dermatochalasis was assessed using the standard reference gamble and time trade-off methods, with dual anchor points of perfect eye function and perfect health. The utility value obtained was used to create a Markov model and run a cost-effectiveness analysis of blepharoplasty as a treatment for dermatochalasis while utilizing the societal perspective.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>One hundred three patients with dermatochalasis recruited from an urban outpatient ophthalmology clinic completed the utility survey. The authors determined utility values for dermatochalasis ranging from 0.74 to 0.92 depending on the measurement method (standard reference gamble/time trade-off) and anchor points. The cost-effectiveness analysis yielded an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of $3,146 per quality-adjusted life year, well under the conventional willingness-to-pay threshold of $50,000 per quality-adjusted life year. Probabilistic sensitivity analysis with Monte Carlo simulation demonstrated that blepharoplasty would be cost-effective in 88.1% of cases at this willingness-to-pay threshold.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Dermatochalasis has an impact on quality of life that is significantly associated with level of perceived functional impairment. Rising health care costs have underscored the importance of providing value-based treatment to patients, and the results of this study suggest that blepharoplasty is a cost-effective treatment option for symptomatic bilateral upper eyelid dermatochalasis.</p>","PeriodicalId":19588,"journal":{"name":"Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140294088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dolika D Vasović, Miodrag Lj Karamarković, Milan Stojičić
{"title":"Re: \"The Effect of Ptosis Surgery on Meibomian Glands and Dry Eye Syndrome\".","authors":"Dolika D Vasović, Miodrag Lj Karamarković, Milan Stojičić","doi":"10.1097/IOP.0000000000002761","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/IOP.0000000000002761","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19588,"journal":{"name":"Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142140714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Calvin W Wong, Michael Y Zhao, John J McDermott, Debora H Lee, Timothy J McCulley, Ying Chen
{"title":"Orbital Complication in the Setting of Cocaine Use: A Case Report and Review of Literature.","authors":"Calvin W Wong, Michael Y Zhao, John J McDermott, Debora H Lee, Timothy J McCulley, Ying Chen","doi":"10.1097/IOP.0000000000002695","DOIUrl":"10.1097/IOP.0000000000002695","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Orbital cellulitis is a common ophthalmologic consultation and has numerous risk factors; however, one that is seldomly encountered is chronic cocaine use. We describe a case of a 63-year-old man with a history of HIV and cocaine use who presented with OD pain, proptosis, and blurred vision. CT imaging revealed extensive erosions throughout the nasal septum, bilateral turbinates, ethmoid sinuses, and loss of the right medial orbital wall. The patient was treated empirically with broad-spectrum antibiotics, and a nasal biopsy and culture grew Staphylococcus aureus. After treatment with IV antibiotics, the patient's visual acuity returned to baseline with resolution of extraocular motility limitations. Although nasal erosions are a well-described sequela of cocaine use, full-thickness osseous defects of the orbital wall are rare and represent late-stage complications of cocaine-induced destructive midline lesions. Orbital cellulitis is a very rare complication in the setting of cocaine-induced destructive midline lesions. Clinicians should be aware of the link between cocaine use, rhino-orbital abnormalities, and orbital cellulitis.</p>","PeriodicalId":19588,"journal":{"name":"Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142140711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amee D Azad, Carolina A Chiou, Anna M Stagner, Suzanne K Freitag
{"title":"Slate Grey Eyelid Pigmentation in a Patient With Hemochromatosis and Prior Hydroxychloroquine Use.","authors":"Amee D Azad, Carolina A Chiou, Anna M Stagner, Suzanne K Freitag","doi":"10.1097/IOP.0000000000002609","DOIUrl":"10.1097/IOP.0000000000002609","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19588,"journal":{"name":"Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139692573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Seung Hyun Park, Hyun Young Park, Heejin Kim, Jung Woo Han, Jin Sook Yoon
{"title":"Hematological Second Primary Malignancy in Pediatric Retinoblastoma: A Case Report and Systematic Review.","authors":"Seung Hyun Park, Hyun Young Park, Heejin Kim, Jung Woo Han, Jin Sook Yoon","doi":"10.1097/IOP.0000000000002737","DOIUrl":"10.1097/IOP.0000000000002737","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The impact of heredity and treatment modalities on the development of hematologic second primary malignancies (SPMs) is unclear. This study primarily reviewed the literature on patients with hematologic SPMs after retinoblastoma.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The PubMed and Web of Science databases were searched to identify all cases of hematologic SPMs after retinoblastoma through December 2023 (International prospective register of systematic reviews CRD42023488273).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sixty-one patients from 35 independent publications and our case were included. Within the cohort, 15 patients (51.7%) were male, and 14 patients (48.3%) were female. Of the 43 cases with known heritability status, 27 (62.8%) were classified as heritable and 16 (37.2%) as nonheritable. The median age at diagnosis was 18 months (IQR: 7.00-36.00). The geographic distribution of patients was diverse, with North America accounting for 35.0% (21/60) of cases. The following treatment strategies were used: 11.9% (5/42) of patients received neither chemotherapy nor radiotherapy, 33.3% (14/42) received chemotherapy alone, 11.9% (5/42) received radiotherapy alone, and 42.9% (18/42) received a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The median delay between retinoblastoma diagnosis and SPM diagnosis was 40 months (IQR: 22.00-85.00). Among the 61 cases, acute myeloid leukemia accounted for 44.3% (27/61), followed by acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 21.3% (13/61), Hodgkin's lymphoma in 11.5% (7/61), non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 9.8% (6/61), chronic myeloid leukemia in 3.3% (2/61), and acute natural killer cell leukemia in 1.6% (1/61).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Vigilant systemic surveillance for hematologic SPMs in retinoblastoma survivors, especially those treated with systemic chemotherapy and those with hereditary conditions, is warranted to improve management strategies and patient outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":19588,"journal":{"name":"Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141982895","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lital Smadar, Mattan Arazi, Gahl Greenberg, Limor Haviv, Or Benifla, Amit Zabatani, Ina Fabian, Mayan Dagan, Joel M Gutovitz, Guy J Ben Simon, Daphna Landau-Prat
{"title":"Semiautomated MRI-Based Method for Orbital Volume and Contour Analysis.","authors":"Lital Smadar, Mattan Arazi, Gahl Greenberg, Limor Haviv, Or Benifla, Amit Zabatani, Ina Fabian, Mayan Dagan, Joel M Gutovitz, Guy J Ben Simon, Daphna Landau-Prat","doi":"10.1097/IOP.0000000000002656","DOIUrl":"10.1097/IOP.0000000000002656","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The architecture of the orbital cavity is intricate, and precise measurement of its growth is essential for managing ocular and orbital pathologies. Most methods for those measurements are by CT imaging, although MRI for soft tissue assessment is indicated in many cases, specifically pediatric patients. This study introduces a novel semiautomated MRI-based approach for depicting orbital shape and dimensions.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A retrospective cohort study.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Patients with at least 1 normal orbit who underwent both CT and MRI imaging at a single center from 2015 to 2023.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Orbital dimensions included volume, horizontal and vertical lengths, and depth. These were determined by manual segmentation followed by 3-dimensional image processing software.</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>Differences in orbital measurements between MRI and CT scans.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirty-one patients (mean age 47.7 ± 23.8 years, 21 [67.7%]) females, were included. The mean differences in delta values between orbital measurements on CT versus MRI were: volume 0.03 ± 2.01 ml, horizontal length 0.53 ± 2.12 mm, vertical length, 0.36 ± 2.53 mm, and depth 0.97 ± 3.90 mm. The CT and. MRI orbital measurements were strongly correlated: volume (r = 0.92, p < 0.001), horizontal length (r = 0.65, p < 0.001), vertical length (r = 0.57, p = 0.001), and depth (r = 0.46, p = 0.009). The mean values of all measurements were similar on the paired-samples t test: p = 0.9 for volume (30.86 ± 5.04 ml on CT and 30.88 ± 4.92 ml on MRI), p = 0.2 for horizontal length, p = 0.4 for vertical length, and p = 0.2 for depth.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>We present an innovative semiautomated method capable of calculating orbital volume and demonstrating orbital contour by MRI validated against the gold standard CT-based measurements. This method can serve as a valuable tool for evaluating diverse orbital processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":19588,"journal":{"name":"Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140294090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Plasma Exeresis for the Treatment of Benign Eyelid Lesions: A New Surgical Approach.","authors":"Fikret Ucar, Murat Unluzeybek","doi":"10.1097/IOP.0000000000002635","DOIUrl":"10.1097/IOP.0000000000002635","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To report the plasma therapy technique and its clinical outcomes in patients with benign eyelid lesions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a retrospective, noncomparative, interventional study. The study included 71 eyes of 66 patients who underwent plasma exeresis for benign eyelid lesions in our clinic between February 2018 and December 2022. Patient symptoms, cosmetic outcomes, and complications were evaluated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The lesions were removed with a single plasma exeresis treatment in all patients. The mean size of the lesion at its largest part was 5.5 ± 1.2 mm (range, 3.0-8.8 mm). No complications were encountered during the procedure. The mean procedure time was 4.0 ± 0.7 minutes (range, 3-6 minutes). Postoperatively, only 3 cases (4.2%) with tarsal conjunctival extension had mild irritation symptoms such as pain, discomfort, and redness. The treated areas were fully improved cosmetically, and all patients were satisfied with the cosmetic outcomes.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The plasma therapy technique for removing benign eyelid lesions offers minimally invasive surgery, less discomfort, fast recovery, and successful anatomical and cosmetic outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":19588,"journal":{"name":"Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140013115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Duplication of the Lacrimal Sac With Three Canaliculi.","authors":"Prerna Sinha, Ashish Ranjan, Mohammad Javed Ali","doi":"10.1097/IOP.0000000000002688","DOIUrl":"10.1097/IOP.0000000000002688","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Complex congenital lacrimal drainage anomalies are known to be associated with several syndromes and present unique surgical challenges. Duplication of human body structures is uncommon and has been reported in the uterus (uterine didelphys), ureter (duplex ureter), duodenum, transverse colon, and nose. Lacrimal drainage anomalies have been reported in proboscis lateralis. To the best of the authors' knowledge, there are no prior reports on duplication of the lacrimal sac. The present case reports a complex congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction that was associated with duplication of the lacrimal sac and the presence of 3 canaliculi.</p>","PeriodicalId":19588,"journal":{"name":"Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142140708","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mariana N Aidar, Maria Eduarda A Andrade, Antonio Augusto Cruz
{"title":"Orbital, Mandible, and Jaw Enlargement in Noonan Syndrome.","authors":"Mariana N Aidar, Maria Eduarda A Andrade, Antonio Augusto Cruz","doi":"10.1097/IOP.0000000000002659","DOIUrl":"10.1097/IOP.0000000000002659","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19588,"journal":{"name":"Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140870879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}