Several different types of eye surgery exist, including laser or traditional surgery and minimally invasive options. The specific treatment you need depends on many factors such as your eye condition ...

Removal of an eye is a drastic procedure that doctors do as a last resort if no other treatment for a serious eye condition provides relief. In the case of cancer, eye removal may be necessary to ...

Endoscopic orbital decompression is a surgery to treat Graves’ orbitopathy (thyroid eye disease). It removes the middle and bottom walls of the bone surrounding the eye. Surgeons use endoscopes and ...

Surgeries for thyroid eye disease include orbital decompression (to relieve swelling), strabismus (to repair eye muscles and correct eye alignment), and eyelid retraction correction (to restore eyelid ...

Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disorder that primarily affects the thyroid gland. Approximately 27 percent of patients with Graves’ disease in North America will develop an eye disease that is known ...

Botox is a form of toxin produced by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum. The botulinum toxin in food or wounds blocks the signal transmission between nerves and muscles resulting in botulism, or ...