Practice Patterns in Orbital Decompression Surgery Among American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Members

摘要

Choice of wall for first decompression surgery. Several questions addressed which walls were preferred for a patient’s first decompression surgery. 54.2% of respondents prefer two-wall decompression as their initial surgery of choice, compared to 23.2% who perform three-wall decompression of the lateral, inferior, and medial orbital walls, and 22.6% who prefer one-wall decompression. Of the surgeons preferring two-wall decompression, 53.8% prefer balanced lateral and medial decompression, 44.0% prefer the orbital floor and medial wall, and 2.2% prefer the floor and lateral wall. Of the surgeons who perform one-wall decompression as the initial procedure of choice, 52.6% decompress the medial wall, 36.8% decompress the lateral wall, and 10.5% decompress the floor