“Thyroidian” immune system disorders often affect the orbit (...)
This often occurs when the eyes are exophthalmic or “exorbit”. Pushed outside the orbit rim due to swelling of inflamed tissue. In addition to the discomfort due to the exposure of the eye, exophthalmia is responsible for aesthetically unbearable facial disfigurement. Surgical treatment for this is complex. Amongst others, decompression of the orbit, which tries to make space behind the eye to allow it to return to its position.
Losing the sight in one eye, is hard. Losing an eye, is worse.
Whether it is after trauma, a tumour, or difficult surgery, it is sometimes necessary to remove the eye, infected or infiltrated by a tumour. Current surgical techniques allow us, thankfully, in the majority of cases to adapt or readapt a comfortable and aesthetically pleasing ocular prosthesis.
Sometimes, the deterioration is not limited to the eye...
Congenital malformation, childhood tumours, post tumour surgery effects, radiotherapy, facial trauma, burns,... may be responsible for wider damage to the eyelids, the orbit, the face. Numerous surgical techniques for restoring the look may, thankfully, be envisaged.