Gender and editorship in oculoplastics societal publications.

Purpose: The editorship of medical journals is a leadership role that can affect recognition and career advancement. We determine the gender representation of the editorial boards of oculoplastic surgery journals in comparison to the proportion of women in oculoplastics societies.

Methods: The gender composition of the American, European and Asia-Pacific societies of oculoplastic and reconstructive surgery and the editorial boards of their respective society journals were determined with online searches in March 2021.

Bicanalicular laceration repair via an endoscopic retrograde approach.

A 31-year-old man presented 5 days after a left bicanalicular laceration from trauma. Identification of the medial cut ends under direct visualization was unsuccessful. A retrograde endoscopic approach was used to identify the common canaliculus or one of the medial cut ends of the canaliculi by injecting the lacrimal sac with saline and observing fluid egress from the wound.

Factors associated with outcome of endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy.

Purpose: To identify factors associated with outcome of endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy.

Methods: One hundred thirty-four cases of endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy in 111 patients performed for primary acquired nasolacrimal duct obstruction by a single surgeon between March 12, 2002 and November 10, 2008 were included in a retrospective, noncomparative case series. Variables assessed during the surgery included intranasal view, difficulty of bone removal, size of the lacrimal sac, presence of lacrimal sac stones, orbital fat prolapse and degree of bleeding.

Indications for orbital imaging by the oculoplastic surgeon.

Objective: To determine the indications for ordering orbital imaging and the indications for ordering CT versus MRI by oculoplastic surgeons and to assess the correlation between surgeon's clinical indications for imaging and the radiologist's diagnosis.

Design: Retrospective review of imaging requisitions and radiology reports.

Participants: Patients of 4 oculoplastic surgeons who required CT or MRI scans.

Orbital lymphoma presenting with choroidal detachments.

This report describes a case of orbital B-cell lymphoma of extranodal marginal cell type with atypical clinical and radiographic features. This patient presented with choroidal effusion and optic disk swelling of the right eye. A CT scan revealed an intraconal mass surrounding the optic nerve and indenting the globe.

Pain associated with local anesthetic injection in eyelid procedures: Comparison of microprocessor-controlled versus traditional syringe techniques.

Purpose: To evaluate the pain associated with local infiltration of the eyelid, using a microprocessor-controlled delivery system (CompuMed, using the Wand), as compared with traditional manual syringe infiltration technique.

Methods: A randomized clinical trial of 30 patients undergoing minor eyelid surgical procedures was performed. Fifteen patients were injected by use of the CompuMed system and 15 patients were injected by the traditional manual syringe technique.