What We Offer You for Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery Care
- Comprehensive care for all conditions involving the eyelids, eye sockets, face, and tear ducts. Go to Conditions Treated
- Advanced treatment options for functional and cosmetic needs using the latest technology and procedures. Go to Treatments and Procedures
- Clinical trials that can offer you early access to new treatments. Go to Clinical Trials
- Highly trained surgeons with extensive experience in a wide range of oculoplastic procedures. Go to Your Care Team
- Easy and convenient access to our providers, procedures, and support services. Go to Connecting to Care
Conditions Treated
At Stanford Health Care, we treat all conditions related to the eyelid and other structures around the eye, even the most complex cases. Our board-certified surgeons have decades of experience helping patients who have:
- Bell's palsy: Weakness or paralysis on one side of the face, making it difficult to close the eyelid on the affected side
- Eye injury: Wound to the eye or eyelid from trauma or blunt force
- Eyelid lesion: Growth on the eyelid, such as a stye, cyst, skin tag, or mole
- Eyelid tumor: Abnormal eyelid tissue growth that could be cancerous (malignant) or not cancerous (benign)
- Eyelid malposition: When the eyelid turns inward (entropion) or outward (ectropion)
- Ptosis (blepharoptosis): When the eyelid muscle and skin loosen and sag, causing the eyelid to droop
- Orbital (eye socket) tumor: Benign or malignant tissue growth around the eye
- Graves' eye disease (thyroid eye disease or Graves' ophthalmopathy): When Graves' disease, an autoimmune condition, affects the eye socket muscles and tissues
- Proptosis (bulging eye): When the eyes bulge or protrude outwards, usually due to Graves' eye disease or an orbital tumor
- Blind, painful eyes
- Fractures or trauma to bones around the eye
- Brain or face tumors that involve the eye socket
- Narrowed or blocked tear duct with excessive tearing
- Tear duct tumor
At Stanford Health Care, we combine our advanced expertise, leading-edge technology, and a keen focus on you to develop customized treatment plans. Our team discusses each option with you, and together we determine the right plan for you.
Depending on your situation, we gather specialists from numerous medical fields to collaborate on your treatment. As a result, you receive individualized, compassionate care from trusted providers who understand you and your needs.
INNOVATION HIGHLIGHTS
Our physician-scientists are national leaders in advancing stem cell therapy to treat conditions involving the eye and face. The Stanford Ophthalmic Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory is developing leading-edge treatments for vision loss and eye disease.
All Treatments
Our board-certified surgeons have significant expertise with many functional and cosmetic oculoplastic procedures, including:
- Bell’s palsy treatment: Surgical and non-surgical procedures to protect the eye and provide relief from eye symptoms caused by facial nerve weakness
- Eyelid lesion removal: Surgical removal of a skin growth, such as a stye, cyst, skin tag, or mole that interferes with eye function
- Eyelid lift (blepharoplasty or ptosis repair): A type of surgery that removes excess upper eyelid tissue to lift drooping eyelids
- Eyelid malposition repair: Surgery to return eyelids to their natural position
- Eyelid reconstruction: Procedures that repair the eyelid after cancer or trauma
- Eye evisceration and enucleation: Surgery to remove a blind, painful eye and prepare the eye socket for a prosthetic eye
- Eye socket reconstruction: Reconstruction of an eye socket when an eye prosthesis no longer fits well or is uncomfortable
- Eye socket repair: Surgery to repair eye socket damage due to trauma or fractures
- Orbital decompression: Removal of excess fat or bone to relieve bulging caused by Graves' eye disease
- Tumor removal: Surgical removal of benign and malignant tumors around the eye
- Orbital infection management: Multidisciplinary infection care including orbital abscess drainage
- Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) and endoscopic DCR: Also called tear duct bypass surgery, this procedure creates a new route for tears to drain. We perform cutting edge incisionless endoscopic DCR surgery.
- Conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy (CDCR): Tear duct bypass surgery using a tiny tube to help keep the tear duct open
- Punctoplasty: A minimally invasive procedure that enlarges narrow tear duct passages and openings
- Stent placement: Insertion of a temporary silicon tube (stent) after enlarging the tear duct.
- Nasolacrimal tumor removal: Surgical removal of benign and malignant tumors of the nasolacrimal system.
- Forehead lift: Surgical rejuvenatiion procedure of the forehead, often endoscopically through hidden incisions made above the hairline.
- Brow lift: A surgical procedure that elevates the eyebrows to a more natural and youthful position
- Cosmetic blepharoplasty: Surgery to remove excess skin, bulging fat, and lax muscle from the upper or lower eyelids
- Cosmetic eyelid lift: A procedure to elevate the upper eyelids to a more desirable height
- Double eyelid surgery: A procedure that enhances the eyelid crease
- Cosmetic eyelid lesion removal: Surgical removal of a skin growth, such as a stye, cyst, skin tag, or mole for an enhanced appearance
- Midface/cheek lift: Surgical elevation of the midface and cheeks to enhance midfacial volume and position to a more youthful appearance
- Lower face and neck lift: Surgical elevation of the lower face and neck with removal of excess fat and skin
- Lip lift: Elevation of the upper lip for cosmetic lip enhancement
- Buccal fat removal: Cosmetic midface fat removal from a hidden intra-oral (inside of the mouth) incision
- Autologous fat transfer: Harvesting of the body’s own fat (i.e. from the abdomen) using liposuction techniques for injection into the face for permanent facial volume enhancement
- Collagen/fat injectable fillers (soft tissue augmentation): Your doctor injects collagen or your own fat into the skin to fill areas caused by wrinkles, skin depressions, or scarring
- Dermal fillers: Our team injects products such as Juvederm, Restalyne, and Belotero just below the surface of the skin to smooth unwanted lines, wrinkles, and scars
- CO2 laser skin resurfacing: Use of laser to improve skin texture, quality, and tone
- Eyelash growth stimulation: Doctors use the FDA-approved medication Latisse® to increase eyelash fullness
- Botox and Xeomin: We inject one of these types of botulinum toxin under the skin to relax wrinkles and minimize their appearance
Innovation Through Clinical Research
Stanford Health Care’s Byers Eye Institute actively participates in groundbreaking research and clinical trials to evaluate new and better ways to diagnose, treat, and manage eyelid and eye socket disorders. Participating in a trial may give you access to experimental therapies that are not available otherwise.
Clinical Trials
Clinical trials are research studies that evaluate a new medical approach, device, drug, or other treatment. As a Stanford Health Care patient, you may have access to the latest, advanced clinical trials.
Open trials refer to studies currently recruiting participants or that may recruit participants in the near future. Closed trials are not currently enrolling, but similar studies may open in the future.
Stanford Health Care surgeons have vast experience in common to complex procedures. We carefully listen to your needs and goals as part of developing a treatment plan.
Your Doctors
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
Ophthalmic plastic (oculoplastic) and reconstructive surgeons are specially trained to perform a wide range of eyelid, facial, tear duct, and orbit (eye socket) procedures.
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Our skilled physician assistants and nurse practitioners specialize in diagnosing and treating conditions of eyelids, eye sockets, face, and tear ducts. They see patients independently and occasionally alongside your surgeon. APPs can give you a thorough exam, write prescriptions, and help prevent or treat issues.
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Part of your care involves managing your emotional and spiritual health. We offer you and your loved ones services that can help you stay strong through your oculoplastic and orbital surgery care journey, treatment, and recovery.
We make access to care as simple as possible. We anticipate what you need and provide support when you need it. Our network of locations puts our services within your reach. User-friendly digital health tools help you stay connected with your care team. We accept most insurance plans and offer discounted transportation, short-stay options, and international travel and translation services. We help make sense of the details, so you can make decisions that are right for you.
At Stanford Health Care's Byers Eye Institute, we make accessing care easy and convenient. We make every effort to coordinate your appointments so that you can see multiple providers, as needed, during a single visit.
Frequently Asked Questions
You likely have many questions about oculoplastic and orbital surgery. While your medical team can answer questions specific to your situation, we offer some general information below.
The day before surgery, we call you to confirm your arrival time, which will be one to two hours before surgery. When you arrive, our nurses welcome you and prepare you for surgery. We again review your medical history and medications. The anesthesiologist discusses your anesthesia plan with you and answers your questions. Your surgical team greets you, reviews your surgical plan with you, and answers your questions.
Immediately after surgery, you recover in the post-operative area of our surgical center. You may have a cold compress and ointment in your eyes, so don't be alarmed if your vision is blurry. A nurse and recovery team are readily available while you recover.
Most patients tell us their pain after surgery is mild to moderate and controllable with over-the-counter or prescription-strength pain medications. Your vision may be blurry for a few days due to ointment and normal swelling.
Cold compresses help to relieve swelling and pain, so use ice packs for two to three days after you return home. A bag of frozen peas nicely conforms to the eye area.
Any surgical procedure has risks. Rare complications from oculoplastic surgery include severe pain, excessive bleeding, infection, and failure to improve the function and appearance of the eye and eyelids.
You have the right to receive complete information about any procedure, including its benefits, risks, potential complications, and alternatives. After we fully discuss these with you, you determine if you want to proceed with surgery.
Insurance plans may not cover all treatments. Your insurance may require additional testing to prove a medical necessity before agreeing to pay. If your insurance determines that surgery is for aesthetic or cosmetic reasons, we can present alternative therapies.
For Referring Physicians
PHYSICIAN HELPLINE
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You may also submit a web referral or complete a referral form and fax it to 650-320-9443 or email the Referral Center at ReferralCenter@stanfordhealthcare.org.
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