Orbital Surgery
What conditions effect the Orbit of the eye?
The orbit can be affected by a number of conditions such as thyroid eye disease, infective and inflammatory conditions and tumours from many different structures.
What are the symptoms of orbital conditions?
Orbital pathology can present in many different ways. Patients may develop double vision or a droopy eyelid. They may notice one eye has become bulgy, or sunken. Rarely patients may notice that there vision has changed or reduced.
What treatment is available?
Thyroid Eye disease
The treatments for thyroid eye disease are currently in an exciting stage where many new immune modulating treatments are becoming available together with long-standing treatments such as surgery. Dr Stewart will assess your degree of thyroid orbitopathy and it’s clinical activity before recommending which treatments are suitable.
Orbital tumours
Orbital tumours may be treated with either an excisional or incisional biopsy of the tissues involved or observation if appropriate. Depending on the type of lesion, further treatment may be required including radiotherapy or chemotherapy.
What is the recovery?
Sutures are generally removed at the post-operative visit at 1 week following surgery. Swelling and bruising may take a few weeks to settle. Specific symptoms such as double vision may take longer to settle.
What are the risks?
The significant risks relevant to you will be discussed in detail at your consultation. They depend on the type of surgical procedure required to treat your condition.
