Pediatric oculoplastic surgery is a rapidly expanding subspecialty in need of dedicated research, ranging from review of fundamental concepts and techniques to exploration of innovative medical and surgical advancements. This subspecialty requires a thorough understanding of its inherent unique challenges, including genetic implications, the developing eye and face, and the rarity of many of its conditions. Given these obstacles, together with the paucity of pediatric oculoplastic surgeons, definitive guidelines and pediatric-focused innovations remain sparse.
Wide array of contributions to the literature are greatly needed in the field of pediatric oculoplastic surgery. This Research Topic will welcome the following essential areas::
(1) key concepts in techniques and timing of surgeries in the developing face, and strategies for optimal wound healing
(2) guidelines of existing practice patterns for common pediatric conditions, such as eyelid malpositions and nasolacrimal duct obstructions
(3) summation of medical and surgical management of rare conditions, such as microphthalmos, anophthalmos, and other craniofacial anomalies
(4) oncologic reports and updates on the management of pediatric periocular tumors
(5) highlights of novel technological, medical, and surgical advancements in pediatric oculoplastic surgery
These topics merely serve to jumpstart an overdue dialogue in an extremely challenging subspecialty. Certainly, this is far from a comprehensive list of concepts that entail the subspecialty. With growing interest and understanding of the field, a more robust presence of topics applicable to pediatric oculoplastic surgery will hopefully exist in the literature in the near future.
Keywords:
Pediatric, oculoplastic, surgery
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.
Pediatric oculoplastic surgery is a rapidly expanding subspecialty in need of dedicated research, ranging from review of fundamental concepts and techniques to exploration of innovative medical and surgical advancements. This subspecialty requires a thorough understanding of its inherent unique challenges, including genetic implications, the developing eye and face, and the rarity of many of its conditions. Given these obstacles, together with the paucity of pediatric oculoplastic surgeons, definitive guidelines and pediatric-focused innovations remain sparse.
Wide array of contributions to the literature are greatly needed in the field of pediatric oculoplastic surgery. This Research Topic will welcome the following essential areas::
(1) key concepts in techniques and timing of surgeries in the developing face, and strategies for optimal wound healing
(2) guidelines of existing practice patterns for common pediatric conditions, such as eyelid malpositions and nasolacrimal duct obstructions
(3) summation of medical and surgical management of rare conditions, such as microphthalmos, anophthalmos, and other craniofacial anomalies
(4) oncologic reports and updates on the management of pediatric periocular tumors
(5) highlights of novel technological, medical, and surgical advancements in pediatric oculoplastic surgery
These topics merely serve to jumpstart an overdue dialogue in an extremely challenging subspecialty. Certainly, this is far from a comprehensive list of concepts that entail the subspecialty. With growing interest and understanding of the field, a more robust presence of topics applicable to pediatric oculoplastic surgery will hopefully exist in the literature in the near future.
Keywords:
Pediatric, oculoplastic, surgery
Important Note:
All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.