Orbital complications after aqueous drainage device procedures

Orbital complications after aqueous drainage device procedures

A retrospective case series of 2 patients with orbital complications after tube shunt placement for glaucoma is reported. The first patient presented with limited motility and conjunctival injection in the setting of intraocular gas leakage in the superior orbit after previous vitreoretinal surgery....

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Published in:Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 67 - 69
Main Authors: Marcet, Marcus M, Woog, John J, Bellows, A Robert, Mandeville, John T, Maltzman, Jeffrey S, Khan, Jemshed
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01-01-2005
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Filtering Surgery - adverse effects
Filtering Surgery - instrumentation
Follow-Up Studies
Glaucoma - physiopathology
Glaucoma - surgery
Glaucoma Drainage Implants - adverse effects
Humans
Intraocular Pressure
Male
Orbital Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Orbital Diseases - etiology
Postoperative Complications
Reoperation
Retrospective Studies
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:A retrospective case series of 2 patients with orbital complications after tube shunt placement for glaucoma is reported. The first patient presented with limited motility and conjunctival injection in the setting of intraocular gas leakage in the superior orbit after previous vitreoretinal surgery. The second patient presented with multiple signs of orbital cellulitis. Both patients improved with intravenous antibiotics. Although rare, orbital complications may occur after glaucoma tube shunt surgery.
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ISSN:0740-9303
DOI:10.1097/01.IOP.0000150351.91768.16