2020–2021 BCSC Basic and Clinical Science Course™
7 Oculofacial Plastic and Orbital Surgery
Part II: Periocular Soft Tissues
Chapter 10: Classification of Eyelid Disorders
Highlights
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The eyelids can be affected by congenital, acquired, infectious, inflammatory, and neoplastic conditions.
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The congenital ptosis seen in blepharophimosis syndrome typically requires frontalis suspension for adequate elevation.
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Epithelial hyperplasias, or papillomas, are the most common type of benign eyelid lesions.
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Targeted immune therapies for various cutaneous malignancies continue to evolve.
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Radiation therapy is not an acceptable primary treatment modality for sebaceous carcinoma.
Excerpted from BCSC 2020-2021 series: Section 10 - Glaucoma. For more information and to purchase the entire series, please visit https://www.aao.org/bcsc.