Oculoplastic surgery and lacrimal duct diseases

Diagnostics, conservative and surgical treatments in the entire field of eyelid and lacrimal duct diseases

Fields of activity:

Diseases of the eyelids: Inflammatory changes of the eyelids (hordeolum, chalazion); malpositions such as entropion, ectropion, lid retraction, ptosis and dermatochalasis; scarring in the area of the eyelids and the anterior orbita malfunctions of the eyelid such as incomplete lid closure in facial nerve palsy;  Malignant eyelid tumours such as basalioma, squamous cell carcinoma or melanoma; benign eyelid tumours such as xanthelasma, papillomas or cysts; consequences of injuries

Diseases of the lacrimal ducts: Inflammatory changes of the lacrimal gland and lacrimal ducts; congenital and acquired lacrimal duct occlusions; malposition and malfunction of the lacrimal ducts; consequences of injuries

Treatment options:

• Operations of entropion, ectropion, ptosis and eyelid retraction in children and adults
• Surgical treatment of tumours with plastic-reconstructive surgery of the eyelids and periorbita
• Blepharoplasty of the upper and lower eyelids 
• Scar Corrections
• Orbital implants
• Botulinum toxin treatment of adults with eyelid spasm (blepharospasm)
• Diagnosis and surgical treatment of lacrimal duct diseases in adults, children and infants including deep lacrimal duct probing, transcutaneous and endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy in interdisciplinary cooperation with the Clinic for Otolaryngology, Otolaryngology and Otorhinolaryngology
• Ocular enucleation and ocular evisceration