PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - C M Wood AU - A D Pearson AU - A W Craft AU - J W Howe TI - Globe luxation in histiocytosis X. AID - 10.1136/bjo.72.8.631 DP - 1988 Aug 01 TA - British Journal of Ophthalmology PG - 631--633 VI - 72 IP - 8 4099 - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/72/8/631.short 4100 - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/72/8/631.full SO - Br J Ophthalmol1988 Aug 01; 72 AB - A boy with histiocytosis X, first diagnosed at the age of 9 months, presented at the age of 5 years with left globe luxation. Under general anaesthesia the globe was reduced and a temporary paracentral tarsorrhaphy carried out. He was started on a course of oral steroids. Two years later he had normal visual acuity, full ocular movements, and healthy fundi.