Biomedical subjects

T J Malone

Publications and source records attributed to T J Malone.

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PubMed1995

Orbital tuberculosis.

Orbital tuberculosis (TB) is an extremely rare condition in North America. The authors present a case of TB involving the orbit, lower lid, and zygoma and review pertinent literature regarding orbital TB. Following excision of the orbital lesion, the patient responded well to anti-TB therapy. With the reemergence of TB associated with AIDS, orbital TB may be a more frequent presentation and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of inflammatory orbital disease.

Adult↗

PubMed1990

Surgical treatment of chemotic conjunctival prolapse following vitreoretinal surgery.

The development of marked conjunctival chemosis following vitreoretinal surgery may be due to extensive intraoperative cryopexy, prolonged surgical time, removal of edematous corneal epithelium, and postoperative face-down posturing for an intraocular gas bubble. The fine suspensory attachments of the conjunctival fornix may be disrupted by the hydraulic dissection of marked chemosis, leading to prolapse of the conjunctiva through the eyelids. This problem can be successfully managed by a combination of conjunctival fornix sutures to invaginate the prolapsed conjunctiva and temporary suture tarsorrhaphy.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1988

The surgical treatment of blepharoptosis in oculomotor nerve palsy.

We reviewed retrospectively 170 cases of congenital and acquired oculomotor nerve palsy to determine the effectiveness of surgery in the treatment of blepharoptosis in oculomotor nerve palsy. Twenty patients had had surgical repair of the blepharoptosis. Patients with congenital oculomotor palsy were more often selected for blepharoptosis surgery than patients with acquired blepharoptosis because of the absence of diplopia caused by suppression in congenital cases. There was complete recovery in 72 of 109 patients (66%) with acquired oculomotor palsy. Results were judged with regard to functional improvements and cosmetic improvement. Primary functional disability was relieved by lifting the eyelid above the pupil in ten of 12 patients (83%). Primary cosmetic disability was relieved in six of six patients. Corneal complications occurred in six of 20 patients (30%) who were treated surgically.

Blepharoptosis↗

PubMed1987

Lumbosacral chordoma metastatic to the eyelid.

The authors report a patient treated with radiation therapy for a lumbosacral chordoma. The first and only evidence of metastatic disease was an eyelid cyst. This case is unusual for several reasons. First, eyelid metastases are rare; they are much more uncommon than metastases to the uvea or orbit. Second, metastatic tumors to the eyelid are usually manifestations of widespread disease and seldom occur as a solitary focus of dissemination. Third, the clinical presentation of our patient's lesion as an eyelid cyst is uncommon for a metastasis to the eyelid. Finally, to the best of our knowledge, all previously reported tumors metastatic to the eyelid have been carcinomas; this is the first report of a metastatic soft-tissue tumor to the eyelid.

Aged↗