Slit lamp polarized dermoscopy: a cost-effective tool to assess eyelid lesions.

Purpose: Dermoscopy is a complementary examination of skin lesions, which allows the observation of anatomical features invisible to the naked eye. Its use increases the diagnostic accuracy of skin tumors. The development of polarized dermoscopy allowed the observation of deeper skin structures, without the need of skin contact.

Is It Worth Using Botulinum Toxin Injections for the Management of Mild to Moderate Blepharoptosis?

Background: Mild ptosis can be aesthetically displeasing for patients, especially in unilateral cases. However, some patients do not desire to undergo a surgical repair. Botulinum toxin injection might be an option in these cases.

"Split-Face" Evaluation of Collagen Changes Induced by Periorbital Fractional CO2 Laser Resurfacing.

Background: Periorbital fractional CO2 laser resurfacing has been employed for facial rejuvenation purposes. However, to the best of our knowledge, no study has objectively assessed periorbital neoformation and remodeling of local cutaneous collagen, in a split-face model, from skin samples obtained during upper blepharoplasty.

Objectives: The authors sought to objectively evaluate neoformation and remodeling of local cutaneous collagen after periorbital skin fractional CO2 laser resurfacing.

Orbitopalpebral and ocular sarcoidosis: what does the ophthalmologist need to know.

Sarcoidosis is a chronic multisystemic disease of unknown aetiology, characterised by non-caseating granulomas. Ocular involvement rate ranges from 30% to 60% among individuals with sarcoidosis, and can vary widely, making the diagnosis a challenge to the ophthalmologist. Cutaneous manifestations occur in about 22% of sarcoidosis cases, but eyelid involvement is rare.

Infrabrow Skin Excision Associated With Upper Blepharoplasty to Address Significant Dermatochalasis With Lateral Hooding in Select Asian Patients.

Purpose: In Asian patients, lateral hooding in the aging upper eyelid is prominent and frequently seen. Removal of the redundant skin of this region during classic blepharoplasty tends to produce a resultant prolonged scar. Furthermore, as the height of the eyelid skin excision increases, suturing of the thick upper skin to the thin pretarsal skin can result in upper lid fullness.

Cicatricial ectropion secondary to psoriatic arthritis.

Ectropion is characterized by the eversion of the eyelid margin and the consequent exposure of the conjunctiva and cornea. The shortening of the anterior lamella of the lid causes cicatricial ectropion. We described a case of skin pathology causing cicatricial ectropion.

[Ocular wavefront aberrations in patients with facial dystonia treated with botulinum toxin].

Purpose: To analyze the ocular wavefront aberrations in patients with facial dystonia treated with botulinum toxin A.

Methods: Patients with benign essential blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm in activity underwent slit lamp examination and bilateral wavefront analysis under pharmacologic mydriasis using Alcon LADARvision wavefront aberrometry system. After that, all patients were treated with botulinum toxin A injections performed by the same ophthalmologist.

Oral azithromycin for treatment of posterior blepharitis.

Purpose: To evaluate the effects of oral azithromycin in patients with posterior blepharitis.

Methods: Twenty-six eyes of 13 patients with posterior blepharitis diagnosed by a qualified ophthalmologist were enrolled in this study. Patients were instructed to use oral azithromycin 500 mg per day for 3 days in 3 cycles with 7-day intervals.

Two-year outcome of partial lacrimal punctal occlusion in the management of dry eye related to Sjögren syndrome.

Purpose: To analyze the influence of thermal partial punctal occlusion on the ocular surface of dry eye related to Sjögren syndrome.

Material And Methods: Thirty-seven eyes of 19 patients (3 male and 16 female; 49.11 ± 14.

Treatment of the tear trough deformity with hyaluronic acid.

Background: Volume loss and muscular hyperactivity are two major components of the aging process that contribute to the formation of the folds and wrinkles. Tear trough deformity is one of the most difficult depressions to correct surgically.

Objective: The authors evaluate the results of periorbital filling with hyaluronic acid (HA) in a small series of patients.

Temporary management of involutional entropion with octyl-2-cyanoacrylate liquid bandage application.

Purpose: To evaluate the use of octyl-2-cyanoacrylate liquid bandage (Band-Aid liquid, Ethicon, Johnson & Johnson, New Jersey, USA) as a temporary treatment in patients awaiting surgical repair for involutional entropion.

Methods: Thirteen patients (15 eyelids) with involutional entropion were evaluated while they waited for surgical intervention. The lids were repositioned by the application of octyl-2-cyanoacrylate liquid bandage in the malar fold.

Presentation of glaucoma in an urban tertiary care hospital in South America: legal blindness and prevalence.

Purpose: To determine disease severity in glaucoma patients who presented to a tertiary care service for the first time and to determine the prevalence of different types of glaucoma.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of data of patients referred to the Glaucoma Service at the Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, Brazil in 2007. A complete chart review from 448 patients was done; data regarding age, gender, ethnicity, family history, duration of the disease, previous treatment, best corrected visual acuity, cup-to-disc ratio, intraocular pressure, diagnosis and treatment were collected.