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Scope of practice of oculofacial plastic and reconstructive surgeons: a public perception survey.

Fabliha A MukitEmily Y KimGrant HilliardSophie PilkintonMarc E WalkerMatthew W WilsonBrian T Fowler
Published in: Orbit (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (2024)
Our study highlights the gap in knowledge about OFPRS as a field, the qualifications and training required, and the scope of practice. Notably, even for OFPRS-specific procedures, PRS remained the leading subspecialist chosen for interventions such as orbital decompression (58.5% vs. 71.5%), orbital reconstruction (57.9% vs. 74.2%), enucleation/evisceration (48.1% vs. 53.4%), optic nerve-related surgery (39.8% vs. 43.4%), orbital cancer resection (42.8% vs. 46.8%), and tear duct surgery (41.9% vs. 52.5%). Additionally, most respondents did not feel that facial fillers, laser skin resurfacing, eyelid cancer removal, or cataract surgery were within the OFPRS scope of practice.
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