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Hearing abnormalities in patients treated with teprotumumab
The introduction of teprotumumab for the treatment of thyroid eye disease has dramatically improved management of this life-changing condition; however, clinical trials and experience in the clinic have reveal...
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Role of muscle biopsy in diagnosis of extraocular muscles enlargement
To study the role of muscle biopsy in patients with enlarged extraocular muscles.
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A new treatment modality for the enlarged extraocular muscles
evaluation of the role of combined injection of triamcinolone acetonide with 5 Fluorouracil in treatment of the enlarged extraocular muscles secondary to chronic non-specific non-infectious inflammation.
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Management of Trichiasis
Trichiasis, the abnormal inward rotation of the eyelashes, is a pathologic condition that commonly causes eye irritation. The treatment includes epilation, electrosurgical or thermal follicle destruction, and ...
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Eyelid malignancies in young individuals: clinical peculiarities
The incidence of malignant eyelid tumors is considerably increasing, even in young patients. The purpose of this study was to identify particularities in individuals under 40 years of age affected by eyelid ma...
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Surgical Approaches to the Orbit and Optic Nerve
In 1888, Kronlein introduced the concept of lateral orbital rim removal to access deep orbital lesions. While this approach is still employed to this day, today’s aesthetically oriented orbital surgeon has a m...
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Lower Eyelid Retraction: Middle/Posterior Lamellar Correction Using Autologous Grafts
Lower eyelid retraction is a challenging complication associated with blepharoplasty. Understanding the preoperative and intraoperative risk factors for development will minimize complications and to design a ...
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Introduction to Brow Lifting
The brow and upper face undergo various changes with age resulting in brow ptosis and various other changes in the forehead and periocular region. This chapter reviews the differences in brow configuration bet...
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Cutaneous Approaches to Brow Lifting
The various cutaneous approaches to brow lifting all utilize excision of tissue to elevate the brows and in some cases rejuvenate the forehead. Each technique seeks to conceal the incision, whether at the junc...
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Orbital Decompression: Graded Surgical Approach
Orbital decompression is an effective surgical intervention for the treatment of thyroid eye disease and other conditions causing expansion of orbital soft tissue volume. Indications for surgery include disfig...
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Chemodenervation of extraocular muscles with botulinum toxin in thyroid eye disease
Thyroid eye disease (TED) presents a management dilemma for strabismologists due to the variability of its clinical course. Prisms may be prescribed to relieve diplopia in small deviations. Surgical interventi...
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Open Accessp16INK4A expression is frequently increased in periorbital and ocular squamous lesions
p16 expression is a well established biomarker of cervical dysplasia and carcinoma arising from high risk human papilloma virus infection. Increased p16 expression is also seen in squamous neoplasms arising at...
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Complications of Ptosis Repair: Prevention and Management
Ptosis repair is one of the most common operations in oculofacial plastic surgery. In mild cases, eyelid ptosis can be purely cosmetic, but in severe cases, it can cause significant visual field compromise, hi...
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Surgical Anatomy of the Forehead, Eyelids, and Midface for the Aesthetic Surgeon
The eyes are probably our most important sensory organ, and eyelid surgery is one of the most common aesthetic procedures performed today. As such, it is incumbent upon the eyelid surgeon to become familiar an...
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Ballooning canaliculoplasty after lacrimal trephination in monocanalicular and common canalicular obstruction
To evaluate the clinical effect of balloon canaliculoplasty with LacriCATH after lacrimal trephination in monocanalicular and common canalicular obstruction.
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Stimulation of noradrenergic sympathetic outflow by calcitonin gene-related peptide
Alternative splicing of RNA transcripts from the calcitonin gene produces mRNAs that encode different polypeptides1. While the mRNA encoding calcitonin predominates in thyroidal ‘C’ cells, calcitonin gene-related...
