TY - JOUR
T1 - Blepharoptosis and upper eyelid swelling due to lipogranulomatous inflammation caused by silicone oil
AU - Donker, Diane L T
AU - Paridaens, Dion
AU - Mooy, Cornelia M
AU - van den Bosch, Willem A
PY - 2005/11
Y1 - 2005/11
N2 - PURPOSE: Report of two patients who presented with unilateral upper eyelid swelling and ptosis 1 and 8 years, respectively, after vitreoretinal surgery with intraocular silicone oil.DESIGN: Report of two cases.METHODS: In the first case, the oil was still present in the eye. In the second case, the intraocular oil and an epibulbar buckle had been removed 7 years earlier.RESULTS: Histopathology of upper eyelid skin and preaponeurotic fat revealed lipogranulomatous inflammation.CONCLUSIONS: Leakage of intraocular silicone oil into the eyelid tissues may cause an inflammatory reaction resulting in eyelid swelling and ptosis. We presume that in the first patient, silicone oil had leaked from the eye during or after surgery; in the second patient, silicone oil had probably been left behind in the space previously occupied by the epibulbar buckle.
AB - PURPOSE: Report of two patients who presented with unilateral upper eyelid swelling and ptosis 1 and 8 years, respectively, after vitreoretinal surgery with intraocular silicone oil.DESIGN: Report of two cases.METHODS: In the first case, the oil was still present in the eye. In the second case, the intraocular oil and an epibulbar buckle had been removed 7 years earlier.RESULTS: Histopathology of upper eyelid skin and preaponeurotic fat revealed lipogranulomatous inflammation.CONCLUSIONS: Leakage of intraocular silicone oil into the eyelid tissues may cause an inflammatory reaction resulting in eyelid swelling and ptosis. We presume that in the first patient, silicone oil had leaked from the eye during or after surgery; in the second patient, silicone oil had probably been left behind in the space previously occupied by the epibulbar buckle.
KW - Aged
KW - Blepharoptosis/chemically induced
KW - Edema/chemically induced
KW - Eyelid Diseases/chemically induced
KW - Eyelids/pathology
KW - Granuloma, Foreign-Body/chemically induced
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Postoperative Complications
KW - Retinal Detachment/surgery
KW - Silicone Oils/adverse effects
KW - Vitrectomy
U2 - 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.05.028
DO - 10.1016/j.ajo.2005.05.028
M3 - Article
C2 - 16310482
SN - 0002-9394
VL - 140
SP - 934
EP - 936
JO - American Journal of Ophthalmology
JF - American Journal of Ophthalmology
IS - 5
ER -