Floppy Eyelid Syndrome - Treatment Options - Dr. Boris Volshteyn скачать в хорошем качестве

Floppy Eyelid Syndrome - Treatment Options - Dr. Boris Volshteyn

To schedule a consultation call us at (732) 641-3350 For more information visit: Website: https://www.atlanticsurgicalassociate... Instagram:   / atlanticsur.  . Floppy eyelid syndrome (FES) is characterized by easily everted upper eyelids that can lead to ocular and systemic complications. The condition is most commonly observed in middle-aged, overweight men or people with sleep apnea but can affect individuals of any age or gender. The primary symptom of FES is an inability of the upper eyelid to maintain its usual position against the eye. This can lead to chronic eye irritation, redness, tearing, and sensitivity to light. Diagnosis of FES typically involves a comprehensive eye examination and evaluation of the eyelid structure and function. The eye doctor may use special instruments to measure the degree of eyelid laxity or observe the eyelids during sleep to determine if they become everted at night. The exact cause of FES is unknown, but it is thought to be related to a combination of genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors. Sleep apnea, obesity, smoking, and chronic eye rubbing have all been identified as potential risk factors for the development of FES. Treatment of FES typically involves a combination of conservative measures and surgical intervention. Conservative measures may lubricating eye drops or ointments may help reduce eye irritation and prevent further damage to the cornea. In cases where conservative measures are ineffective, surgical intervention may be required to correct the underlying eyelid laxity. The specific approach will depend on the severity of the FES and the underlying cause of the condition. ATLANTIC SURGICAL ASSOCIATES 107 MONMOUTH ROAD SUITE 102 WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ 07764 #plasticsurgery #floppyeyelidsyndrome #floppyeyelidsyndromesurgery #newjersey #newyork Video Transcript: Hi guys, I wanted to talk to you about the condition that you probably have never heard before, if you're a man or woman at the age of about 45, or 55. And especially if you have sleep apnea, then that's something probably you need to listen to. But there's a condition called floppy eyelid syndrome, I know kind of sounds funny, and it affects up to 11 or 15% of people in that range, especially with sleep apnea. The idea is that if you have sleep apnea, it's possible that during the apneic episodes, either you pull on your upper eyelid too much, and eventually it stretches or in the process of slowing down to breathing, you have oxygen delivery to your eyelid going up and down. So whenever you blocked oxygen delivery goes down. And when you start to re breathing, the oxygen through the eyelid goes up. And as a result of this kind of ischemia or not enough blood going to the eyelid and then over perfusion afterwards, this kind of wave, it creates a change in the laxity or great the looseness in the upper eyelid. As a result, what happens is that when people fall asleep, especially on the side, they don't fully close the eye so the eye stays open. And that creates chronic inflammation of the cornea tearing, maybe redness, itching, scratching, and so forth. And a lot of times people don't associate the two together, meaning sleep apnea with the laxity or looseness of the upper eyelid. But now, we understand that this is kind of connected, and there is a conservative treatment for that, which is using CPAP. And then using taping of the eyes at night, but a lot of people don't want to do that or ointments in the eyes at night. So there is a minor surgical procedure that can be performed on an outpatient basis and occasionally even under local anesthesia where we go inside right here and kind of tighten the upper eyelids a little bit more. So the test for that is that you wake up in the morning, and then you have this tearing and you have redness and itching and scratching, very uncomfortable feeling. But then it gets better throughout the day, and then repeats again in the morning. So that's kind of the symptom. And if you pull on the upper eyelid, okay, look at me. You see it stretches, I've done a little scary, you look like this, right? So if the distance from the eyeball to the edge of the lid is less than 10 millimeters or ideally six millimeters, then you're okay. But in some patients with floppy eyelid, you can really stretch them out. And what happens is that sometimes I was given flipped over. So if you have one of these conditions, if you are not necessarily using CPAP if you have sleep apnea and you have tearing in the eyes in the morning, uh, give us a call, we do not do primary diagnosis of floppy lid syndrome usually have to see ophthalmologist to do the testing the look of the cornea and so forth. And if conservative measurements are not really practical or not working, give us a call. We'll have three separate procedures that we can do to make the symptoms better.