Reconstruction

A 68 year old woman came to see me at the start of 2021 with a complaint of her right eye not closing, leading to... Read More

Correction of lid droop in a young man with severe dry eye This 25 year old man came to see me with a history of... Read More

Upper blepharoplasty and brow lift A professionally filmed, narrated video that lays out my approach to upper blepharoplasty and brow lifting. Read More

Congenital ptosis repair combined with cosmetic blepharoplasty in a young woman. Read More

Advantages and disadvantages of direct brow lifting Direct brow lifting has many advantages over other forms of brow lifting, and one major disadvantage.  I’ll start... Read More

“I can see!” That was the greeting I got from our 90+ year old postoperative patient last Friday.  She had previously be unable to do... Read More

Dr. Walrath continually getting awards from vitals.com for compassionate care and regularly receives the “Patient’s Choice Award”!  (Well, except for 2015, when compassion was apparently... Read More

Being a specialist, I don’t often get the chance to perform comprehensive eye care.  In fact, I have very little interest in performing comprehensive eye... Read More

A good relationship between the physician and patient, a realistic surgical plan, and a frank discussion of the surgical theatre environment of the office are... Read More

This 81 year old gentleman came to see me because he had poor vision from a drooping brow, and discomfort from a folded out lower... Read More

This patient is seen 5 months after reconstruction of a left lower lid defect.  The tumor was removed with the Mohs technique, performed by a... Read More

Frontalis suspension is a specialized technique used to correct upper lid ptosis when the upper lid function is very poor:  in certain cases of congenital... Read More