Mark T. Duffy, MD PhD
	Green Bay Eye Clinic 2253 West Mason St. P.O. Box 13097 Green Bay, WI 54307
	1-877-IN-A-WINK

• Dr. Duffy earned his PhD and medical degree at the University of Illinois-Chicago and completed his internship at Ravenswood Hospital and Medical Center, also in Chicago. He then returned to UIC where he fulfilled his residency. Traveling to New York, Dr. Duffy completed his fellowship at the Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital. He became a surgical and clinical resident instructor in New York and then moved back to UIC to take up the position of Residency Director and Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. He has been a co-preceptor with Allen Putterman, M.D. in the Oculoplastic Surgery fellowship program at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
• Dr. Duffy is Board Certified through the American Board of Ophthalmology as well as the National Board of Medical Examiners. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and a member of several other organizations.
• With his unrestrained good humor and vast medical expertise, Dr. Duffy gives an attentive ear to his patients and their specific needs. Dr. Duffy specializes in all aspects of oculoplastic surgery including orbital trauma, blepharoplasty, lacrimal (tear duct) obstruction and repair, endoscopic brow lifts, and mid-facelifts. He also has widespread expertise with orbital tumors, eyelid skin cancers, ptosis, and enucleation among others. In addition, Dr. Duffy's experience sanctions his work with laser skin resurfacing, cosmetic and medical Botox and facial fillers.
• Dr. Duffy is now a member of the National Education Faculty for Botox Cosmetic – the only physician in Northeastern Wisconsin

• Professional Interests
• Education / Employment
• Appointments
• Professional Experience
• Awards and Honors
• Memberships / Certifications
• Research Projects
• Representative Publications
• Papers, Posters and Selected Abstracts
• Invited Talks and Courses Taught

        Professional Interests
       

 

Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery including:

• Systemic diseases affecting the eye and orbit
• Diseases of the orbit, eyelids, and lacrimal gland
• Reconstructive surgery of the mid and upper face
• Treatment of Blepharospasm

Active research in nerve and tissue regeneration.

        Education / Employment

       

	MD	1992	University of Illinois at Chicago
	PhD	1990	University of Illinois at Chicago
	MS	1986	Northwestern University, Evanston
	BA	1984	Northwestern University, Evanston

 

	1997-98	Visiting Instructor in Opthalmology University of Illinois at Chicago Eye & Ear Infirmary Jacob Wilensky, MD – Interim Head
	1996-97	Surgical and Clinical Resident Instructor in Oculoplastics Lennox Hill Hospital Steven Obstbaum, MD – Chairman
	1996-97	Surgical and Clinical Resident Instructor Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital Jack Dodick, MD - Chairman
	1996-97	Fellowship in Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital Albert Hornblass, MD, Fellowship Preceptor
	1993-96	Ophthalmology Residency and Fellowship University of Illinois at Chicago Jacob Wilensky, MD, Department Chairman
	1992-93	Transitional Residency Program Ravenswood Hospital and Medical Center Norbert Nadler, MD, Program Director

        Appointments

       

	1999 – present	General Eye Clinic Director Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences University of Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary
	1998 – present	Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences University of Illinois at Chicago Eye & Ear Infirmary
	1998 – present	Residency Program Director Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences University of Illinois at Chicago Eye & Ear Infirmary
	1998 – present	Chairman Residency Education & Research Committees Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences University of Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary
	1998 – present	Member, Medical Records Committee University of Illinois Hospital
	1997 – present	Attending physician in Oculoplastic, Orbital and Reconstructive Surgery division of the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences University of Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary
	1997 – present	Attending physician in Department of Surgery Division of Ophthalmology West Side Veteran’s Administration Hospital Chicago, Illinois
		Managing Editor, Ophthalmology section of emedicine.com online textbook of medicine

        Professional Experience

       

	1990,  '91 and '92	Lecturer for Developmental Biology lecture course University of Illinois at Chicago, Course coordinator - Dr. Howard Buhse
	1985	Teaching Assistantship in Developmental Biology lecture and lab course Northwestern University, Lecturer: Dr. Brian M. Davis

        Awards and Honors
       

 

Chicago Area Neuroscience Society annual award for outstanding graduate research (1988).
Sigma Xi honors research society award for best original graduate research (1990) & membership induction (1992).
Listed in Strathmore’s Who’s Who of Medicine – Millenium Edition (2000). 
Strtahmore’s Who’s Who, Westbury, New York.
Listed in National Registry of Who’s Who – 2000 edition. Patchogue, New York.

 

 

        Memberships / Certifications
       

        Research Projects
       

1. Research project on central nervous system phospholipid degradation during signal transduction. Northwestern University, Sponsors: Aryeh Routtenberg & William Klein (1982).
   
   
2. Master’s thesis research project in neuroendocrinology. Northwestern University, Sponsor: Jon E. Levine (1985 - 1986).
   
   
3. Doctoral thesis research project in Neurobiology. University of Illinois Chicago, Sponsor: Sidney B. Simpson, Jr. (1986 -1991).
   
   
4. Research project in rod receptor physiology. University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary, Sponsor: Harris Ripps, PhD (1992-93).
   
   
5. Research project in neural pathways of the all-rod retina of the skate. University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary, Coordinating advisor : Harris Ripps, PhD (1994-96).
   
   
6. Research project on the effects of Nerve Growth Factor and development of the eye & ocular adnexa. University of Illinois at Chicago and University of Kentucky. In association with Brian Davis, PhD (1997 - 1999).

        Representative Publications
       

        Book Chapters

1. Hornblass A, Duffy MT. Abc�s orbitaires. In : Pathologie orbito-palp�brale. J.-P. Adenis &S. Morax, France. 1998; 430-6.

        Journal Articles

1. Levine, J.E. and M.T. Duffy (1988). Simultaneous measurement of Luteinizing Hormone (LH)-Releasing Hormone, LH, and Follicle Stimulating Hormone release in intact and short-term castrate rats. Endocrinology 122: 2211-2221.
   
   
2. Davis, B.M., M.T. Duffy and S.B. Simpson (1989). Bulbospinal and propriospinal connections in the normal and regenerated salamander spinal cord. Exp. Neur. 103:41-51.
   
   
3. Duffy, M.T., S.B. Simpson, D.R. Liebich and B.M. Davis (1990). Origin of spinal cord axons in the lizard regenerated tail: supernormal projections from local spinal neurons. J Comp Neuro. 293: 208-222.
   
   
4. Duffy, M.T., D.R. Liebich, L.K. Garner, A. Hawrych, B.M. Davis and S.B. Simpson (1992). Axonal sprouting and frank regeneration in the lizard tail spinal cord: Correlation between changes in synaptic circuitry and axonal growth. J. Comp Neuro. 316: 363-374.
   
   
5. Duffy, M.T., Y. Sun, B. Wiggert, T. Duncan, G.J. Chader and H Ripps (1993). Interphotoreceptor retinoid binding protein (IRBP) enhances rhodopsin regeneration in the experimentally detached retina. Exp. Eye Res. 57: 771-782.
   
   
6. Simpson, S.B., Jr. and M.T. Duffy (1994). The lizard spinal cord: A model system for the study of spinal cord injury and repair. Prog. Brain Res. 103: 229 - 241.
   
   
7. Duffy, M.T., Harris,M, and A. Hornblass (1997). Infantile myofibromatosis of orbital bone: A case report with computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and histologic findings. Ophthalmol 104 : 1471-1474.
   
   
8. Duffy, M.T., W. Harrison, J. Sassoon and A. Hornblass (1999). Sclerosing sweat duct carcinoma of the eyelid margin: Unusual presentations of a rare tumor. Ophthalmol 106: 751-756.
   
   
9. Duffy, M.T. (1999). Orbital and Periocular Disease in Wegener’s Granulomatosis: The Difficulty of Diagnosis, Treatment and Long Term Management. Curr Opin Ophthalmol 10: 352-357.
   
   
10. Duffy, M.T. and A. Hornblass (submitted). Routine prophylactic postoperative antibiotics and success rates in dacryocystorhinostomy surgery. Ophthalmology
    
    
11. Duffy, M.T., A. Hornblass, J. Lattman (submitted). Results of intraoperative bacteriology and pathology collection during dacryocystorhinostomy surgery. Ophthalmology
    
    
12. Duffy MT, Albers KA, Davis BMD (submitted). Congenital blepharoptosis and altered sympathetic innervation in the eyelid of the K-14 NGF transgenic mouse. Ophthalm Plastic Reconstr Surg
    
    
13. Duffy, M.T. (in preparation). Developments in nasolacrimal duct obstruction, epiphora and dacryocystorhinostomy surgery. Curr Opin Ophthalmol
    
    
14. Duffy, M.T. and B. Gupta (in preparation). Bioadhesives in orbital motility implant reconstructive surgery. Ophthalm Plastic Reconstr Surg
    
    
15. Duffy, M.T. and B.K. Gupta (in preparation). Strategies new and old for rehabilitating the anophthalmic socket. Ophthalm Plastic Reconstr Surg

        Papers, Posters and Selected Abstracts
       

1. Duffy, M.T., and J.E. Levine (1986). Simultaneous measurement of LHRH, LH and FSH in intact and castrated male rats. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 12:111
   
   
2. Davis, B.M., M.T. Duffy and S.B. Simpson (1987). Regeneration of bulbospinal axons during regeneration of the lizard spinal cord. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 13
   
   
3. Duffy, M.T., B.M. Davis and S.B. Simpson (1987). Bulbospinal and propriospinal connections in the salamander regenerated spinal cord. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 13
   
   
4. Duffy, M.T., B.M. Davis and S.B. Simpson (1988). Axons in regenerated lizard tail are primarily of local origin. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 14
   
   
5. Duffy, M.T., B.M. Davis and S.B. Simpson (1989). Is neurogenesis necessary for regeneration? Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 15
   
   
6. Duffy, M.T., B.M. Davis and S.B. Simpson (1990). Increased size and axosomatic innervation of motorneurons following tail regeneration in the lizard, Anolis carolinensis. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 16
   
   
7. Duffy, M.T., B.M. Davis, D.R. Liebich and S.B. Simpson (1991). Regeneration-related changes in tail spinal cord ventral horn neurons in the lizard, Anolis carolinensis. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 17
   
   
8. Duffy, M.T., A. Hawrych, D.R. Liebich and S.B. Simpson (1993). Regeneration of cerebrospinal fluid contacting neurons in the spinal cord of the lizard, Anolis carolinensis Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 19
   
   
9. Beade, P., M. Duffy and A. Hornblass. Risk factors and efficacy of treatment for acute Actinomyces canaliculitis . Assoc Res Vision Ophthalmol (ARVO), May 1997.
   
   
10. Hornblass, Duffy, M.T. and J. Lattman. Results of intraoperative bacteriology and pathology collection during dacryocystorhinostomy surgery. Am Acad Ophthalmol, San Francisco - Fall ‘97.
    
    
11. Duffy, MT & A Hornblass. Effectiveness of internal browpexy for mild to moderate browptosis and suprabrow furrows. Am Soc Ophthalm Plastic Reconstr Surg, San Francisco -Fall ‘97.
    
    
12. Kim YM, Levine LM, Ho C, Duffy MT. Orbital wood foreign bodies in a pediatric population. APOS Spring Meeting, ‘98.
    
    
13. Duffy, M.T. & Portugal, L. (1999). InstaTrak^TM Imaging System for Transnasal Optic Canal Decompression in Dysthyroid Optic Neuropathy and More… Annual Meeting of American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Orlando, FL.
    
    
14. Duffy, MT, Shen, J, and Li, T. (1999). Risk factors for Enucleation-Associated Complications: A Retrospective Study. Annual Meeting of The American Academy of Ophthalmology, Orlando, FL.

        Invited Talks and Courses Taught
       

1. Panelist on preferred practice and techniques for enucleation and motility implants featured during "Fifteenth Annual Clinical Challenges Day" Symposium. University of Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary, Chicago. March 4, 1998.
   
   
2. Invited talk "Congenital Ptosis & Amblyopia: Causative or Coincident?" Midwest regional meeting of the American Association of Certified Orthoptists. Chicago, May 14-16, 1998.
   
   
3. Course Director for "Sixteenth Annual Clinical Challenges Day" Symposium - University of Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary, Chicago. March 3, 1999.
   
   
4. Invited talk "Finer points of Acquired Ptosis in the Pediatric Population" UIC Pediatric & Adult Strabismus Symposium. Chicago, September 18, 1999.
   
   
5. Invited talk "Penetrating Orbital Injury & Organic Foreign Bodies", Ophthalmic Hurricanes section of ATPO Annual Scientific Session at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Orlando, FL, Fall 1999.
   
   
6. Instructor for "Lacrimal Surgery and Balloon Techniques" course at the American Academy of ophthalmology Annual Meeting - Michael Mercandetti, MD, chief instructor/organizer. Orlando, FL., Fall 1999.
   
   
7. Invited talk "Flaps and Tricks in Oculoplastic Reconstructive Surgery", Departments of Surgery University of Illinois Hospital, Christ Hospital & Medical Center and Cook County Hospital. Chicago, February 24, 2000.

 

Droopy eyelid; (πτωσις "falling, a fall") refers to droopiness of any body part

Graves' disease is an autoimmune disease. It most commonly affects the thyroid, causing it to grow to twice its size or more (goiter), be overactive, with related hyperthyroid symptoms such as increased heartbeat, muscle weakness, disturbed sleep, and irritability. It can also affect the eyes, causing bulging eyes (exophthalmos). It affects other systems of the body, including the skin and reproductive organs. It affects up to 2% of the female population, often appears after childbirth, and has a female:male incidence of 5:1 to 10:1. It has a strong hereditary component; when one identical twin has Graves' disease, the other twin will have it 25% of the time. Smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke is associated with the eye manifestations but not the thyroid manifestations. Diagnosis is usually made on the basis of symptoms, although thyroid hormone tests may be useful, particularly to monitor treatment.

Enucleation is removal of the eye, leaving the eye muscles and remaining orbital contents intact. This type of ocular surgery is indicated for a number of different ocular tumors, in eyes that have suffered severe trauma, and in eyes that are blind and painful due to other disease. Auto-enucleation (oedipism) and other forms of serious self inflicted eye injury are an extremely rare form of severe self-harm which usually results from serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. The name comes from Oedipus, who gouged out his eyes in penance after having sex with his mother and killing his father. Some patients have apparently been inspired by the Gospel of Matthew, which states: "...if the right eye offend thee, pluck it out and cast it from thee"

Blepharoplasty can be both a functional and cosmetic surgical procedure intended to reshape the upper eyelid or lower eyelid by the removal or repositioning of excess tissue as well as by reinforcement of surrounding muscles and tendons

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Patients with epiphora complain of watery eyes; it is when there is an imabance between production and drainage of tears. Visit the LACRIMAL page for more details.