Dr. Allen will be at S:t Eriks Ögonsjukhus in Stockholm, Sweden through February 2025.
Richard C. Allen, M.D. Ph.D. FACS
Call or Text: (319) 631-9446
Patient Information
Oculoplastic surgery encompasses eyelid, lacrimal, and orbital disease/surgery. These are some examples of the surgeries that he performs regularly:
Blepharoplasty (upper and lower)
Ptosis repair
Entropion repair
Ectropion repair
Eyelid retraction repair
Brow lift
Lacrimal stent placement
DCR (dacryocystorhinostomy)
Jones tube placement
Temporal artery biopsy
Eyelid reconstruction following cancer
Reconstruction after Mohs procedure
Eyeball removal (enucleation, evisceration, exenteration)
Treatment of anophthalmic socket
Lacrimal gland biopsy
Orbital biopsy/orbitotomy
Orbital fracture repair
Orbital tumor removal
Orbital decompression
Optic nerve sheath fenestration
Tarsorrhaphy
Types of illnesses or congenital disorders that can necessitate these surgeries include:
Age-related ptosis (droopy lids)
Congenital ptosis
Myogenic ptosis
Brow ptosis
Eyelid laceration
Chalazion
Eyelid lesion excision
Facial nerve palsy
Dermatochalasis
Ectropion
Entropion
Eyelid retraction
Cancer/tumor of the eyelid
Defects caused by trauma
Trauma reconstruction
Surgical revisions
Microphthalmia
Nasolacrimal duct obstruction
Orbital fracture
Orbital tumors
Lacrimal gland tumors
Orbital inflammation
Thyroid eye disease/Graves disease
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebra)
In addition to these surgeries, Dr. Allen also performs a variety of less common procedures. Please feel free to contact him at the email listed above if your surgical needs are not listed.