Recognition and avoidance of ocular motility pitfalls in plastic surgery.
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.
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*