Eyelid: Gold weight implantation

Kimberly D. Tran; Benjamin Erickson; Wendy W. Lee

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-45495-5_120

Eyelid: Gold weight implantation

Kimberly D. Tran, Benjamin Erickson, Wendy W. Lee

Ophthalmology

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Abstract

Indications for the procedure include facial nerve palsy with poor upper eyelid excursion, lagophthalmos, and exposure keratopathy resulting in impaired visual acuity, visual disability, and/or affecting activities of daily living. Patients should be educated about the risks, benefits, and alternatives to the procedure, and informed consent obtained.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Operative Dictations in Ophthalmology
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	517-519
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319454955
ISBN (Print)	9783319454948
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45495-5_120
State	Published - Apr 24 2017

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Keywords

Exposure keratopathy
Facial nerve palsy
Gold weight insertion
Implantation
Lagophthalmos

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine(all)

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Tran, K. D., Erickson, B., & Lee, W. W. (2017). Eyelid: Gold weight implantation. In Operative Dictations in Ophthalmology (pp. 517-519). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45495-5_120

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