Surgeon: Dr Remy Estable / Pierre Escalas
Institut Ophtalmologique Sourdille Atlantique Nantes / Saint Herblain
Paper presented at the "Oculoplastic academy" congress in Nantes 2014
Chemosis is a deformity of the conjunctiva caused by the accumulation of edema. It occurs mainly in patients with very lax conjunctiva (conjunctivochalazis) and is favoured by excessive eyelid tension during lateral canthoplasty. Patients with palpebral flaccidity syndrome are particularly at risk. This video describes examples and their evolution according to different treatments.
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In the same way, the examples presented allow you to understand the principles of eye surgery, but they cannot necessarily be transposed to your particular situation. It is therefore not possible to guarantee the results you have seen on the different presentations.
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