Orbital Surgery

A variety of tumors can occur in the eye socket in both adults and children. In some cases these tumors can be biopsied or removed entirely with outpatient surgery. More aggressive tumors, however, may require coordination with other surgical specialists.

Thyroid Eye Disease (also known as Graves’ Disease) is an autoimmune inflammatory disorder of uncertain origin that affects the tissues of the orbit (i.e. eyelids, eye muscles muscles and other soft tissues around the eyes.) Thyroid Eye Disease can develop and affect patients with varying degrees of severity. Surgical and non-surgical treatments exist to manage the complications of this condition including eyelid malposition or retraction, ocular proptosis (bulging eyes), and double vision.

Despite great advances in ophthalmic care, eyes that are blind, painful and disfiguring may be removed when the eye cannot be salvaged. Reconstruction of the eye socket is prepared for a prosthetic eye that leads to a cosmetically acceptable result.

The surgical reconstruction of an eye socket can be required when a ocular prosthesis no longer fits well or causes discomfort.

Trauma to the orbit can result fractures of bones of the orbit.  When these fractures cause symptoms such as double vision or when the fracture is large, surgical repair is normally recommended. The surgical repair is typically performed within a few weeks of the injury.