To describe basic eyelid, lacrimal, and orbital anatomy and physiology (e.g., eyelid, orbicularis, orbital structures, meibomian glands, lacrimal glands, glands of Zeiss, Whitnall’s ligament, Muller’s muscle, Lockwood’s ligament, canaliculi, puncta, orbital bones, orbital foramina, paranasal sinuses, annulus of Zinn, arterial and venous vascular supply, lymphatics, nerves, extraocular muscles).
To describe basic mechanisms and indications for treatment of eyelid, orbital, and lacrimal trauma.
To recognize simple orbital trauma (e.g., orbital foreign body, retrobulbar hemorrhage).
To recognize and treat simple trichiasis.
To recognize blepharospasm and hemifacial spasm.
To identify normal orbital and skull base anatomy on imaging studies (e.g,, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, ultrasound).
To describe the differential diagnosis of proptosis in children and adults.
To describe techniques and complications of minor operating room procedures (e.g., incision and drainage of chalazia, excision of small eyelid lesions).
To describe typical features of orbital cellulitis.
Patient care
To know the patient's surgical history as it pertains to chief complaint.
To describe indications for and to perform the basic office examination techniques for the most common oculoplastic and orbital abnormalities.
To identify indications for and to perform the basic assessment of the eyelids (e.g., eversion, double eversion) and eyebrows (e.g., margin to reflex distance, lid crease, levator function, eyelid/brow malpositions).
To identify indications for and to perform the basic lacrimal assessment (e.g., dye testing, punctal dilation, lacrimal irrigation).
To identify indications for and to perform the basic assessment of the orbit (e.g., Hertel exophthalmometry, inspection, palpation, auscultation).
To identify indications for and to perform the basic socket assessment (e.g., types of implants, socket health).
To perform minor lid procedures (e.g., removal of benign eyelid skin lesions, chalazion curretage or excision, conjunctival biopsy, full thickness lid lacerations).
To treat complications of minor operating room procedures (e.g., incision and drainage of chalazia, excision of small eyelid lesions).
To perform punctal plug insertion or removal.
To recognize and treat trichiasis (e.g., epilation, cryotherapy, surgical therapy).
To perform a simple enucleation or evisceration under supervision.
To describe the indications for, describe the steps of and perform temporal artery biopsies
To recognize and treat orbital trauma (e.g., intraorbital foreign body, retrobulbar hemorrhage, fracture).
