Is there surgery to change the distance between the eyes?

September 15, 2017
Asked By:steve_33 in Los Angeles, CA

I have wide-set eyes. Given the impending possibility of whole-eye transplantation, would it then be possible to temporarily remove the eyes, move eye sockets closer together, then reinsert the eyes WITHOUT a craniotomy?

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September 17, 2017

Answer: It is fundamentally not cosmetic surgery.

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
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September 17, 2017

Answer: It is fundamentally not cosmetic surgery.

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MDOculoplastic Surgeon, Board Certified in Ophthalmology
September 17, 2017

Answer: Distance between the eyes

Erik Miles, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
September 17, 2017

Answer: Distance between the eyes

Erik Miles, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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June 30, 2018

Answer: Distance between eyes

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Answer: Distance between eyes

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September 17, 2017

Answer: "Whole Eye Transplantation" does not exist

September 17, 2017

Answer: "Whole Eye Transplantation" does not exist

November 8, 2019

Answer: Change difference between eyes

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November 8, 2019

Answer: Change difference between eyes

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