Inferior Orbital Decompression for Thyroid Ophthalmopathy

Aesthetic problems of eye protrusion in Orientals

“…For maximal expansion, the medial wall and the orbital floor were shattered and removed including the bone and sinus mucosa. Lockwood's ligament and the central strip of periorbita prevent the globe from falling into the antrum despite removal of the orbital floor [17,19]. When correction is being performed for cosmetic reasons it is preferable not to have the orbital contents in direct contact with the contaminated sinus cavities.…”

Aesthetic problems of eye protrusion in Orientals

“…For maximal expansion, the medial wall and the orbital floor were shattered and removed including the bone and sinus mucosa. Lockwood's ligament and the central strip of periorbita prevent the globe from falling into the antrum despite removal of the orbital floor [17,19]. When correction is being performed for cosmetic reasons it is preferable not to have the orbital contents in direct contact with the contaminated sinus cavities.…”

Aesthetic problems of eye protrusion in Orientals

“…For maximal expansion, the medial wall and the orbital floor were shattered and removed including the bone and sinus mucosa. Lockwood's ligament and the central strip of periorbita prevent the globe from falling into the antrum despite removal of the orbital floor [17,19]. When correction is being performed for cosmetic reasons it is preferable not to have the orbital contents in direct contact with the contaminated sinus cavities.…”

Aesthetic problems of eye protrusion in Orientals

“…For maximal expansion, the medial wall and the orbital floor were shattered and removed including the bone and sinus mucosa. Lockwood's ligament and the central strip of periorbita prevent the globe from falling into the antrum despite removal of the orbital floor [17,19]. When correction is being performed for cosmetic reasons it is preferable not to have the orbital contents in direct contact with the contaminated sinus cavities.…”