Abstract

Orbito-oculoplastics diseases and deformities tend to impact negatively on the psycho-social, economic as well as theeducational achievement of affected persons. Ophthalmic plastic procedures are performed to improve the appearance andfunction of the eyelids and face of the affected person.Purpose:To determine the prevalence and indications of oculoplasticprocedures in oculopastic subspecialty in order to provide data base for management of ophthalmic plastic conditions inour centre.Method:The clinic and theatre records of all patients that had oculoplastic procedures done from January2015 – July 2017 were retrieved to obtain demographic characteristics, duration of symptoms, presenting visual acuityand oculoplastic procedures and histo-pathological diagnosis from the records.Results:One hundred and eighty (180)patients had oculo-plastic surgery. This constituted (12.1%) of all surgeries done in this centre. There were 95(52.8%)males and 85 (48.2%) females with a male to female ratio of 1.1:1. Conjunctival disorders 106(58.9%) were the mostfrequent with two third occurring at 40 years and above. This was followed by disorders arising from trauma with greaterthan 2/3 occurring at younger age group. Most of the ophthalmic cosmetic procedures were performed in the elderlyfemales while the destructive procedures resulting from trauma were performed in the young males.Conclusion:Theincidence of ophthalmic plastic procedure was low. There is need fortraining of more staff with adequate and relevant skillin more advance cosmetic oculoplastic surgery and provision of up to date equipments required for various procedures inorder to improve the practice of this subspecialty in this centre.

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