A millimetric ruler for Lester Jones tube placement in conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy.

PURPOSE: To describe the use of a ruler to increase the accuracy and customization of Lester Jones tube placement. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a review of 92 patients who underwent minimally invasive conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy using this instrument. RESULTS: The success rate was 100%, with an average operating time of 15 minutes. In nine patients, late migration of the Jones tube into the nasal cavity required a secondary intervention, with successful Jones tube repositioning. In five cases, obstruction of the tube opening was caused by conjunctival overgrowth. CONCLUSION: The millimetric ruler engraved in the sleeve of the trocar allows measuring and placing a personalized tube for each patient.

Delleman (oculocerebrocutaneous) syndrome: case report.

Delleman syndrome is an unusual entity, characterized by ocular cysts or microphthalmia, focal dermal anomalies and cerebral malformations. In the following article, we carry out a review of the disease and we present the case of a patient with microphthalmos and palpebral coloboma. As we could not put orbital expanders at an early stage, we performed reconstructive surgery.

Removal of periocular eyelid veins by ambulatory phlebectomy with a regular crochet hook.

PURPOSE: To report the authors' experience using a regular crochet hook for removing blue periocular eyelid veins. METHODS: This article describes a new surgical procedure. Twenty-one procedures were performed in 15 patients who underwent removal of blue periocular lower eyelid veins with the implementation of a regular crochet hook. RESULTS: There was no clinical evidence of treatment failure during the subsequent 12 months, nor did any new veins appear. CONCLUSIONS: Periocular vein removal with a Crochet hook is safe and successful. It can augment blepharoplasty results.