Artificial Eye:
Patients who are blind for whatever reason can also have eye pain or an eye that is disfigured. These patients can be helped with a surgery that removes the painful, non-seeing eye in order to restore a more normal appearance to the face. This process involves a surgery where Dr. Edmonson removes the damaged eye tissue. After the surgical site has healed, the patient will then have a prosthetic eye made that closely resembles their other eye. The surgery should provide the patient with an eye that moves and looks very natural. For most of our patients, it is very difficult to distinguish the normal eye from the “artificial” eye.Benign Essential Blepharospasms:
Most of us experience the occasional twitching of one of our eyelids. However, there is a disorder that affects some patients resulting in continuous spasm of the eyelids. These spasms greatly impair vision and daily functioning. These patients can be helped with botulinum injections. For over 20 years, botulinum injections have been given to the eyelids to help with spasms. These injections are paid for by most insurances. The injections are crucial to patients affected by this disorder and enable patients them to have a normal life.Eyelid Turning Out:
An eyelid turning out is called an ectropion. It can be caused by natural aging of the eyelid, scarring, or trauma. Ectropions result in tearing and irritated dry, red eyes. They can cause the eyeball to become infected because an eyelid that is not in the correct position does not protect the eyeball. Ectropions can only be corrected by surgery. These surgeries are usually covered by your insurance.Eyelid Turning In:
An eyelid that turns in is called an entropion. Entropions are typically caused by the natural aging of your eyelid. However, they can also be caused by prior trauma to the eye or eyelid. When an eyelid turns in the eyelashes touch the surface of the eye and cause irritation. This can potentially lead to eye infections and vision loss. Entropions are repaired surgically. This is a procedure that is covered by your insurance.Droopy eyelids:
Droopy eyelids can be caused form excessive skin, from an eyelid muscle that is too weak to keep the eyelid open, or from droopy eyebrows. If your eyelid is so droopy that it decreases your vision, your insurance will typically pay for a surgery to correct the problem. A blepharoplasty is a procedure where extra skin and fat is removed from the eyelids. Ptosis repair is a procedure where the levator muscle (the muscle responsible for opening your upper eyelid) is tightened so that the eyelid is more open. Sometimes people feel as if their eyelids are droopy when in fact the eyebrows are too low. Eyebrows that are too low cause the eyelid skin to hang over and can impair your vision. A brow lift is the best surgical treatment for this problem.When you visit Dr. Edmonson, she will examine you and determine which of the above conditions are causing your problems so that each problem can be addressed properly.