Oculoplastic Surgery A Practical Guide to Common Disorders

This book provides guidance on various clinical approaches for treating oculoplastic disorders as well as ocular trauma. Highly illustrated and informative chapters examine the interaction between oculoplasty, ophthalmic sub-specialties (pediatrics, cataract, refractive, neuro, glaucoma) and other relevant clinical areas throughout the chapters. 

Oculoplastic Surgery: A Practical Guide to Common Disorders, 2nd Edition has been fully revised where required with the latest insights and research featuring new chapters on corneal neurotization, lacrimal disorders, reconstruction of the complicated socket and the psychological aspects of lid anomalies and scars. Consultants, surgeons, trainees and health professionals from all the specialties and sub-specialties related to oculoplasty, will find this book to be an indispensable resource for further developing skills and knowledge in the field of oculoplastic surgery.

1. Basics of oculoplastic procedures.- 2. Anaesthesia in oculoplasty.- 3. Benign lid lesions.- 4. Malignant lid lesions.- 5. Common eyelid malpositions.- 6. Centurion syndrome.- 7. Floppy eyelid syndrome.- 8. Congenital ptosis.- 9. Blepharophimosis and marcus gunn as special types of pediatric ptosis.- 10. Correction of congenital ptosis with poor levator function with the frontalis flap procedure.- 11. Adult ptosis.- 12. Blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm and functional applications of neurotoxins in the periocular area.- 13. Eyelid reconstruction.- trichiasis and trachoma.- 14. Facial nerve palsy and oculoplasty.- 15. Upper blepharoplasty and browplasty.

Essam A. El Toukhy is Professor of Ophthalmology and Head of Oculoplasty service, at Cairo University, Egypt. Professor El Toukhy is the Head of the Scientific Council of the Egyptian Board of ophthalmology and the Head of Training at the Arab Board of Health Specializations .He is the Director of the Medical Education Center, Cairo University and the previous Director of the National Eye Institute and Rod El Farag Eye Bank. Professor El Toukhy has published several books on Oculoplasty & reconstructive Surgery and authored many book chapters on this topic. He has operated, lectured and trained in over 30 countries and has served as Advisor on trachoma to the World Health Organization. He organizes a yearly “Oculoplasty from A-Z” course for residents and fellows from around the world since 2006.