Surgical management of heavy eye phenomenon.
Heavy eye phenomenon can be cosmetically unaccepted due to significant pseudoproptosis and hypotropia. We highlight the salient features of this condition, and report successful cosmetic outcome following a staged procedure comprising orbital decompression and horizontal recti surgery.
Siah
We Fong
WF
Institute of Ophthalmology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin 7, Republic of Ireland. wefong_siah@yahoo.com
Guerin
Marc B
MB
Flitcroft
Ian
I
Fulcher
Tim
T
D000328:Adult; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D013285:Strabismus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015348:Vision, Binocular