Oculofacial plastic surgery – is antibiotic prophylaxis required?
4 February 2021
| Anna Song
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Oculoplastics, Orbit
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antibiotic, contact dermatitis, eyelid, oculofacial plastic, oculoplastic, ointment, periocular, prophylaxis, surgery, surgical site infection, wound dehiscence, wound infection
This is a randomised, controlled, unmasked clinical trial evaluating whether topical antibiotic prophylaxis reduces the rate of infection after oculofacial plastic surgery compared to a non-antibiotic ointment. A total of 401 participants over the age of 18 were recruited, with...
Bioengineered human tissue
1 August 2017
| James Hsuan
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EYE - Pathology, EYE - Oncology
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ocular, oculoplastic, reconstructive, bioengineering, reconstruction, oculoplastics, orbit
This is a literature review of the current status of tissue engineering related to ocular and oculoplastic reconstructive surgery. The authors describe the process of bioengineering for tissue reconstruction. The aim is to reproduce functional tissue by the use of...