Hello, I may need to undergo orbital decompression surgery in the future due to thyroid eye disease. Does anyone have good data on the risk of blindness? A paper I looked through indicated it is about 0.5%, this risk seems concerningly high. Can anyone give me some numbers? Thank you.
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Answer: I stand by that estimate the risk of visual loss from orbital decompression is approximately 1case in 500.
Hi there. Greetings from the UK! In short, I'd also agree with Dr Steinsapir that it's a bad idea to get blepharoplasty surgery in the presence of uncontrolled hyperthyroidism. Yes quite a lot of our patients ultimately do well with transconjunctival blepharoplasty surgery particularly...
It is insightful of you to recognize the overuse of the forehead muscles to compensate for fullness in the upper eyelids. This is a common complaint of patients but not all can identify the origin of concern. Patients always have several options. One option is to do nothing at all but if this...
You appear to have left upper eyelid ptosis (droopy eyelid) which forces your eyebrow to raise in order to assist in lifting the droopy eyelid. The solution would be left upper eyelid ptosis surgery. See an oculoplastic surgeon for evaluation.