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The best of the best: a review of select oculoplastic case series published in 2015
Author(s) -
Jenny Temnogorod,
Roman Shinder
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
digital journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.223
H-Index - 7
ISSN - 1542-8958
DOI - 10.5693/djo.01.2017.09.001
Subject(s) - basal cell carcinoma , medicine , vismodegib , dermatology , basal cell nevus syndrome , basal cell , surgery , pathology
This review summarizes three case series published in the field of oculoplastic surgery in the year 2015. The first article describes the use of hedgehog pathway inhibitors for medical therapy of advanced periocular basal cell carcinoma and basal cell nevus syndrome. The second describes the use of c-reactive protein as a marker for starting treatment with steroids in children with orbital cellulitis. The third article presents an endoscopic medial orbital fat decompression technique for treatment of proptosis in thyroid eye disease.

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