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Freitag, Suzanne K. et al.: 2020 Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery DOI: 10.1055/b-0039-173330
Part II Eyelid Trauma

3 Traumatic Eyelid Laceration

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Editors: Freitag, Suzanne K.; Lee, N. Grace; Lefebvre, Daniel R.; Yoon, Michael K.

Authors: Aakalu, Vinay K.; Armstrong, Blair K.; Barmettler, Anne; Barsegian, Arpine; Bergman, Mica Y; Bi, Wenya Linda; Bleier, Benjamin S.; Bonafede, Lucas; Callahan, Alison; Campbell, Ashley A.; Chambers, Christopher B.; Charlson, Emily; Chang, Shu-Hong (Holly); Choe, Christina H.; Choi, Catherine J.; Cohen, Liza M.; Dajani, Omar; DeParis, Sarah W.; Dunbar, Kristen E.; Dunn, Ian F.; Eftekhari, Kian; Elliott, Alexandra T.; Fu, Roxana; Giacometti, Joseph; Glass, Lora R. Dagi; Godfrey, Kyle J.; Gonzalez, Mithra O.; Grob, Seanna; Habib, Larissa H.; Homer, Natalie; Jalaj, Sanjai; Jiménez-Pérez, Juan C.; Lee, Bradford W.; Lelli, Gary J.; Liao, Shu Lang; Liu, Catherine Y.; Liu, Honglei; MacIntosh, Peter W.; Mahoney, Nicholas; Mantagos, Jason S.; Mehta, Sonul; Migliori, Michael E.; Mueller, Sarina K.; Nguyen, Tieu Vy; Oatts, Julius T.; Olvera-Morales, Osiris; Pham, Chau; Rok, Do Eon; Servat, Javier; Setabutr, Pete; Shah, Neil; Shinder, Roman; Siegal, Nora K.; Simmons, Brittany A.; Starks, Victoria; Tao, Jeremiah P.; Teo, Livia; Tovilla-Canales, José Luis; Tran, Ann Q.; Tseng, Michael; Weber, Adam; Winn, Bryan J.; Wladis, Edward J.; Wolkow, Natalie; Yadav, Prashant; Yen, Michael T.; Yuen, Hunter; Zhan, Senmiao; Zhang-Nunes, Sandy

Title: Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery

Subtitle: Tricks of the Trade

Print ISBN: 9781626238978; Online ISBN: 9781626238985; Book DOI: 10.1055/b-006-163725

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Subjects: Ophthalmology, Optometry;Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery

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Pete Setabutr and Chau Pham

Summary

Traumatic eyelid lacerations are a common condition seen by just about every ophthalmologist, plastic surgeon, and emergency room physician. Despite the fact that each case is unique and the severity of injury is varied, a thorough understanding of anatomy and consideration of a few basic principles can help maximize outcomes. This chapter will review some essential steps in the evaluation and treatment of eyelid lacerations.

Key words

trauma - eyelid laceration - eyelid repair - ocular trauma - periocular trauma - foreign bodies