Everything You Need to Know About Orbital Decompression
Orbital decompression is a sensitive ENT procedure undertaken to alleviate eye pressure. If so much pressure is applied to the eyes, they bulge and you need orbital decompression in order to accommodate the eyes in their sockets.
When are you going to need surgery on orbital decompression?
If you have problems arising from the below mentioned conditions, you will need to consult an ear-nose-throat specialist. The conditions are:
A collision or injury
A severe infection of the eye
Tumors
Any serious illness
What Can Be Considered as Grave Diseases?
This is an autoimmune condition that causes hyperthyroidism. Autoimmune diseases are disorders in which the body destroys healthy cells instead of defending and protecting you from infection. An overactive thyroid can cause symptoms like:
The heartbeat is faster or irregular
A drastic weight loss
Excessive sweat and unexplained tiredness
Thin skin or brittle hair
According to the ENT specialists, about 30% of people with Graves disease experience a condition that affects the tissues and muscles around the eyes called Graves's ophthalmopathy. Someone with this disorder may eventually grow excess tissue in the eye sockets and cause them to flourish.
Some of the other problems may also take place such as:
Excessive discomfort of eye and immense pain
Tearing unnecessarily
A pressure of the eye
Red and burning eyes
Eyelids get puffy
Sensation in the eyes
Dual Vision
Grave ophthalmopathy, in some cases, leads to loss of vision.
How Does an Orbital Decompression Occur?
This is a form of minimally invasive, general anesthesia endoscopic sinus surgery that will mean that you can "sleep" during the operation. Since it is endoscopic, it causes no major incisions or scarring.
During your treatment with anesthesia, an endoscope is softly threaded by one of our surgeons through the nose and sinuses near your eyes where we can reach your socket structures. These bones are removed along with some fatty tissue. According to information from the American Rhinologic Society, this allows the eye more time to settle in.
When Orbital Decompression Will Heal?
This type of surgery is usually performed on an outpatient basis, and we monitor your recovery closely after your operation, depending on your specific situation. You should be able to see straight after the surgery because you don't need an eye mask. The day after surgery, some discomfort could be there, but medicine can be easily controlled. This can take two weeks to bruise and swell. To track your progress, we will arrange follow-up meetings.
Do not delay to book an appointment with an experienced ear nose throat specialist at OKOA. We are located in Oklahoma and provide flawless treatment to our patients.
**Disclaimer: The information on this page is not intended to be a doctor's advice, nor does it create any form of patient-doctor relationship.