| Abstract | | Development of the aculoplastic division at the University Eye Hospital in Ljubljana stared relatively late, around the year 1989. In the 16 years since its has become the national centre for eyelid, lachrymal and orbital surgery, and gained international recognition, too. We perform around 100 procedures per year, and more than half of them are major surgeries. We follow the latest developments in the field of aculoplastic surgery and we have presented our own results on national and international meetings with more than 90 abstracts in last ten years. We published 14 articles in international scientific journals since 1997. We currently have the third consecutive research project running, which is co-sponsored by the governmenr and Slovenian medical industry. Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery synthesizes the knowledge of pšhthalmology and plastic surgery. This field of ophthalmology includes a wide range of ophthalmoplastic, lacrymal and orbital surgery. A in all other specialities of surgery, anatomy is most important. Surgeons find difficulty in identifying the anatomy of the eyelids, orbita and lacrymal system even though they may know theory well. Another basic principle is preoperative evaluation and discussing with the patient about his expectations and explain him the real possibilities of surgery. Ophthalmic plastic surgery requires planning. The surgeon begin each operation with a basic plan and with alternate plan if curcomstances during surgery dictate so. The ultimate purpose of this planning is to bring about the best possible results in the most efficient manner. This field of ophthalmology includes many surgical procedures, different techniques, and use of a wide range of autogenous, homologous, alloplastic and synthetic materials. (Abstract truncated at 2000 characters)
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