Analysis of Ophthalmic Plastic Procedures in a Tertiary Centre

Abstract

Orbito-oculoplastics diseases and deformities tend to impact negatively on the psycho-social, economic as well as the educational achievement of affected persons. Ophthalmic plastic procedures are performed to improve the appearance and function of the eyelids and face of the affected person. Purpose: To determine the prevalence and indications of oculoplastic procedures in oculopastic subspecialty in order to provide data base for management of ophthalmic plastic conditions in our centre. Method: The clinic and theatre records of all patients that had oculoplastic procedures done from January 2015 -July 2017 were retrieved to obtain demographic characteristics, duration of symptoms, presenting visual acuity and oculoplastic procedures and histo-pathological diagnosis from the records. Results: One hundred and eighty (180) patients had oculo-plastic surgery. This constituted (12.1%) of all surgeries done in this centre. There were 95(52.8%) males and 85 (48.2%) females with a male to female ratio of 1.1:1. Conjunctival disorders 106(58.9%) were the most frequent with two third occurring at 40 years and above. This was followed by disorders arising from trauma with greater than 2/3 occurring at younger age group. Most of the ophthalmic cosmetic procedures were performed in the elderly females while the destructive procedures resulting from trauma were performed in the young males. Conclusion: The incidence of ophthalmic plastic procedure was low. There is need fortraining of more staff with adequate and relevant skill in more advance cosmetic oculoplastic surgery and provision of up to date equipments required for various procedures in order to improve the practice of this subspecialty in this centre.

Etiological Factors Contributing to Orbital and Oculoplastic Conditions at University Teaching Hospital in Zambia: A Comprehensive Analysis

“…These results are similar to those reported by Omotoye et al [2]. Several studies [1][2][3] have found that Oculoplastic diseases were more common than orbital diseases and the findings of this study suggest the same with 80.7% of the cases being oculoplastic. It is of importance to note that overall, 54% of patients included in the study were under the age of 40 years.…”

Pattern of Eyelid Disorders in a Tertiary Health Centre, South Western, Nigeria

“…The eye lid disorders seen in the oculoplastic subspecialty clinic of ophthalmology department of the tertiary institution was 8.3% of all new cases in this centre with male preponderance. An earlier study of analysis of ophthalmic plastic procedure in the same centre 7 showed a lower incidence which may be due to the fact that only cases that needed surgical procedures were included in the study. All other studies were silent on the incidence of eyelid disorders in their work 1,2,6,8 .…”