Curbside Consultation in Oculoplastics : 49 Clinical Questions

Curbside Consultation in Oculoplastics has been updated into a Second Edition!

The Second Edition contains new questions and is completely updated!


Curbside Consultation in Oculoplastics: 49 Clinical Questions, Second Edition contains new questions and brief, practical, evidence-based answers to the most frequently asked questions that are posed during a “curbside consultation” between surgical colleagues.

Dr. Robert C. Kersten and Dr. Timothy J. McCulley have designed this unique reference in which oculoplastic specialists offer expert advice, preferences, and opinions on tough clinical questions commonly associated with ocuplastics. The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information related to oculoplastics with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Images, diagrams, and references are included to enhance the text and to illustrate common clinical dilemmas.

Some of the questions that are answered inside theSecond Editioninclude:

• What lasers do you prefer for facial resurfacing?
• When do you worry that an eyelid growth is malignant?
• What are the general treatment guidelines for graves ophthalmopathy?
• How do I know when to order and MRI or CT?
• What is the best approach to manage trichiasis?
• How do I decide whether to perform an enucleation or an evisceration?

Curbside Consultation in Oculoplastics: 49 Clinical Questions, Second Edition provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert pearls that even high-volume ophthalmologists will appreciate. Residents, fellows, and practicing physicians alike will benefit from the user-friendly, casual format and the expert advice contained within.

Robert C. Kersten, MD, FACS is Professor of Ophthalmology at University of California San Francisco School of Medicine. He has trained more than 30 postgraduate fellows in oculofacial plastic surgery and authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and 30 textbook chapters. He is a member of the Orbit Society and has served on the editorial boards of numerous scientific journals dealing with ophthalmic plastic surgery. He lectures widely on an international basis and has received the Senior Honor Award from the American Academy of Ophthalmology, where he served as editor of the Basic and Clinical Science Course series on Orbit, Eyelids, and Lacrimal System.

Timothy J. McCulley, MD is the Vice Chair of Clinical Strategic Planning, Primary Preceptor for an American Society of Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS) Accredited Fellowship, and Director of the Division of Neuro-ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. In 1995, he obtained his medical degree at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. After a combined medical and surgical internship at the University of Hawaii, he completed residency in ophthalmology at Stanford University in 1999. Following 1 year of fellowship training in neuro-ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, he completed 2 years of fellowship training in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery at the Cincinnati Eye Institute in 2003. Dr. McCulley was on faculty at Stanford University, where he served as director of both neuro-ophthalmology and oculoplastic surgery. In 2006, he relocated to the University of California San Francisco, where he served as Director of Oculoplastic Surgery and as the primary preceptor for an (ASOPRS) fellowship. Dr. McCulley joined the Wilmer Eye Institute in 2011 and spent 2 years as director of ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery at King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital (KKESH), Wilmer’s affiliate hospital in Saudi Arabia. He returned to Maryland in 2013. This is the second edition of the second book edited by Dr. McCulley. He has also contributed to more than 20 book chapters and authored more than 75 peer-reviewed manuscripts.