Management of the Blind Eye and Options for Cosmesis

Authors

  • Vivian T. Yin, MD, MPH Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Abstract

As ophthalmologists, our ultimate goal in the treatment of patients with eye conditions is the preservation of vision and the eye. However, there are conditions necessitating the removal of an eye for pain control; control of infection source; treatment of malignancy; severe trauma; perforated corneal ulcer; or cosmesis. Over the years, there has been a shift in both surgical techniques and choice of implants, all with the goal to improve cosmesis outcome and decrease implant exposure and extrusion. However, there remains a wide range of approaches due to the variety of patient and disease factors. We present here an overview for how to think through the different aspects of eye removal and the subsequent cosmetic rehabilitation.

Author Biography

Vivian T. Yin, MD, MPH, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Dr. Vivian T. Yin is a clinical associate professor at the University of British Columbia specialized in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery. She worked at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York and returned to Vancouver in Nov 2019. She focuses on the treatment of periocular and orbital cancer, with the use of genetic-based targeted therapy and surgical innovations as her research interest, and speaks internationally on these topics. After completing her medical degree and ophthalmology residency at the University of Toronto, she pursued a prestigious 2-year fellowship training in Ophthalmic Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Dr. Yin also practices in global health with a Master in Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She generously donates her spare time to work towards eliminating preventable blindness. She has traveled to Bangladesh, the Philippines, Nepal, Tunisia and India to teach and provide surgical care for those in need. She is the current chair of the Canadian Association for Public Health and Global Ophthalmology and the COS representative to the International Council of Ophthalmology. She was chair and member of the board of director for Seva Canada for 6 years.

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2023-10-23

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Yin VT. Management of the Blind Eye and Options for Cosmesis. Can Eye Care Today [Internet]. 2023 Oct. 23 [cited 2024 May 17];2(3):5–9. Available from: https://canadianeyecaretoday.com/article/view/2-3-yin

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