SURG3LEC ME: Homework - Procedures

TEMPORARY TARSORRHAPHY

Temporary partial eyelid closure protects the cornea during healing, reducing exposure, irritation, and trauma while maintaining limited access for ocular examination and medication.

EYELID LACERATION

Eyelid lacerations are repaired promptly using meticulous tissue alignment, preserving the eyelid margin to restore function and prevent corneal irritation or cosmetic deformities.

ENTROPION & ECTROPION

Surgical correction restores normal eyelid position, preventing corneal irritation, excessive tearing, conjunctival exposure, and chronic ocular inflammation while preserving eyelid function.

EYELID TACKING

Temporary mattress sutures evert the eyelid, providing short-term correction of entropion, especially in young animals before definitive surgical repair.

MODIFIED HOTZ-CELSUS

An elliptical strip of skin is removed near the eyelid margin, everting the eyelid and permanently correcting entropion without disrupting eyelid function.

PERMANENT LATERAL TARSORRHAPHY

Lateral portions of the upper and lower eyelids are permanently joined to reduce palpebral fissure size and improve corneal protection.

CHERRY EYE

Surgical replacement of prolapsed third eyelid gland to restore function and cosmesis.

POCKET PROCEDURE

A conjunctival pocket is created to reposition and secure the prolapsed third eyelid gland while preserving its tear-producing function.

DEEP OR INFECTED CORNEAL ULCER

Surgical management uses conjunctival grafts or corneal support procedures to restore structural integrity, promote healing, preserve vision, and control infection.

TRAUMATIC PROPTOSIS

The globe is evaluated for viability, cleaned, repositioned if salvageable, and protected with temporary tarsorrhaphy; severely damaged eyes require enucleation.

ENUCLEATION

Complete surgical removal of the globe is performed for blind, painful, severely traumatized, or neoplastic eyes while preserving surrounding orbital tissues.

TRANSCONJUNCTIVAL ENUCLEATION

The globe is removed through conjunctival dissection with individual transection of extraocular muscles and optic nerve, minimizing orbital tissue removal.

LATERAL ENUCLEATION

A lateral orbital approach improves surgical exposure, particularly for large globes, orbital masses, or when additional orbital access is required.

TRANSPALPEBRAL ENUCLEATION

Eyelids are sutured closed before globe removal, preventing contamination of the orbit in infected, ulcerated, or neoplastic ocular conditions.