title: Recognition and avoidance of ocular motility pitfalls in plastic surgery.
abstract: Accurate assessment of ocular motility is an essential aspect of the evaluation of patients with apparent ptosis and patients with orbital fractures. A four-step test is described as the basis for evaluation, and several syndromes of ocular motility dysfunction are discussed.
mesh_terms: D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D004370:Duane Retraction Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D005133:Eye Movements; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009915:Orbit / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D012438:Saccades; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis*