OCULAE Treatments
Eyelid Malposition Surgery
Correcting eyelid malpositions - ptosis, entropion, ectropion - to restore normal ocular protection and eyes that are open, functional and symmetrical.
3 TREATMENTS
Ectropion Surgery
Correction of the outward-turning eyelid margin
In ectropion, the eyelid margin (usually the lower lid) falls away from the eyeball and turns outwards, exposing the conjunctiva and causing watering and chronic irritation. Surgery tightens and repositions the eyelid to restore normal contact with the eye.
Entropion Surgery
Correction of the inward-turning eyelid margin
In entropion, the eyelid margin (most often the lower lid) rolls inwards towards the eye: the lashes then rub against the cornea, causing irritation and a risk of injury. Surgical correction turns the lid margin back outwards and restores normal protection of the eye.
Ptosis Surgery
Correction of the drooping upper eyelid
Ptosis is an abnormally low upper eyelid, which can narrow the field of vision and give the eyes a tired or asymmetrical look. Surgical correction shortens or reinforces the levator muscle of the eyelid (or its aponeurosis) to reposition the lid margin at a normal height, while preserving a symmetrical, natural eye opening. It should be distinguished from mild ptosis caused by skin laxity alone, which is treated with an upper blepharoplasty.
Prior consultation
Every treatment begins with a medical diagnosis.