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Houston, Texas has 12 fellowship-trained oculoplastic surgeons listed on EyePlastics. Every surgeon here completed an ophthalmology residency followed by an accredited fellowship in eyelid, orbital and lacrimal surgery; all are ASOPRS members. Ptosis (TOE-sis) is drooping of the upper eyelid caused by weakness or dysfunction of the levator muscle — the muscle responsible for lifting the upper eyelid. It can affect one or both eyes and may be present from birth (congenital) or develop over time (acquired).
Every listed surgeon is fellowship-trained in eyelid, orbital and lacrimal surgery; none has listed individual procedures yet.
Audrey Ahuero
MD, FACS
Ophthalmic Plastic Surgeons of Texas
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Richard Allen MD, PhD,
FACS
Baylor College of Medicine
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Kathleen Archer
MD
Kathleen F Archer MD
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Imtiaz Chaudhry MD, PhD,
FACS
Houston Oculoplastics
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Maria Choudhary
MD
Berkeley Eye Center
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Bita Esmaeli
MD, FACS
1) Oncologic Ophthalmic Plastic & Orbital Surgery, Mann Eye Institute 2) Houston Methodist Hospital/Weill Cornell 3) University of Houston Fertitta Family College of Medicine
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Amina Malik
MD
Houston Methodist Hospital
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Timothy McCulley
MD
University of Texas at Houston
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Karina Richani
MD
Ophthalmic Plastic Surgeons of Texas
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Debra Shetlar
MD
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
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Charles Soparkar MD, PhD,
FACS
Plastic Eye Surgery Associates, PLLC
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Michael Yen
MD
Baylor College of Medicine
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Ptosis is caused by levator muscle weakness and requires surgical repair of the muscle itself. Blepharoplasty addresses excess skin overlying the eyelid. Both conditions can cause drooping or hooding, and they often occur together. Only an oculoplastic surgeon can reliably distinguish them and perform the correct procedure.
Yes — ptosis repair is typically covered by health insurance when the drooping eyelid causes functional visual field obstruction, documented by a formal visual field test with the eyelid in its resting position.
Look for three things on any Houston surgeon's profile: an accredited oculoplastic fellowship (ASOPRS is the recognised US credential), board certification in ophthalmology, and current hospital or surgery-centre privileges. Then ask how many of this specific procedure the surgeon performs a year and to see before-and-after photographs of similar cases.
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