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Considerations in Pediatric Oculoplastic Examination

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The oculoplastic examination of a child can be challenging and intimidating. Necessary measurements that are easily obtained in adults such as lid position, levator function, and globe position can be difficult to gather from a shy, scared, or active child. This chapter provides tips to help develop rapport with young children in the exam room that will help foster needed trust and cooperation. Tools and tricks will be explained to help the clinician complete the needed exam details. Important examination findings in children will be discussed, and pathology germane to the pediatric oculoplastic surgeon will be highlighted. The chapter will cover pediatric ptosis, eyelid tumors, tearing, orbital tumors, and trauma salient to the pediatric patient.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Division of Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA

    Christopher B. Chambers

  2. Perelman School of Medicine, The University of Pennsylvania, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and The Scheie Eye Institute, Division of Ophthalmology, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    William Rocamora Katowitz

  3. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and The Edwin and Fannie Gray Hall Center for Appearance, The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    James A. Katowitz

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Oculofacial Plastic Surgeons of Georgia, Suwanee, GA, USA

    J. Javier Servat

  2. Consultants in Ophthalmic and Facial Plastic Surgery, P.C., Southfield, MI, USA

    Evan H. Black

  3. Beaumont Eye Institute, William Beaumont School of Medicine of Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA

    Frank A. Nesi

  4. Consultants in Ophthalmic and Facial Plastic Surgery, P.C., Southfield, MI, USA

    Geoffrey J. Gladstone

  5. San Antonio Military Medical Center/Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgery Center, Department of Ophthalmology and Oculoplastic Surgery, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Christopher J. Calvano

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Chambers, C.B., Katowitz, W.R., Katowitz, J.A. (2021). Considerations in Pediatric Oculoplastic Examination. In: Servat, J.J., Black, E.H., Nesi, F.A., Gladstone, G.J., Calvano, C.J. (eds) Smith and Nesi’s Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41720-8_61

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