Orbit and Oculoplastics

The rotations through the Orbit & Oculoplastics Service at UPMC Eye Center provide residents with the opportunity to learn by providing care to a diverse patient population with a broad range of problems related to the eyelids, orbit and nasolacrimal drainage system
 
Types of conditions seen and treated include:
  • Orbital trauma
  • Eyelid and orbital neoplasms
  • Eyelid malpositions such as entropion, ectropion and ptosis
  • Infectious and inflammatory conditions of the orbit
  • Thyroid eye disease
  • Nasolacrimal duct obstruction
  • Giant cell arteritis
  • Facial paralysis
  • Conditions requiring enucleation or evisceration of the eye

In addition, the service is closely allied with the minimally invasive skull based surgery team at UPMC

Residents will participate in clinical evaluation and surgical care of patients at UPMC Eye Center in Oakland and Mercy as well as the community based satelites.