RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Conjunctival cysts in anophthalmic orbits.
JF British Journal of Ophthalmology
JO Br J Ophthalmol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
SP 342
OP 343
DO 10.1136/bjo.75.6.342
VO 75
IS 6
A1 T J Smit
A1 L Koornneef
A1 F W Zonneveld
YR 1991
UL http://bjo.bmj.com/content/75/6/342.abstract
AB Five out of 149 patients (3%) who received an intraorbital implant to prevent or treat the disfiguring symptoms associated with the postenucleation socket syndrome developed intraorbital conjunctival cysts. All five patients had received a secondary implant two 14 months previously. After excision of the cysts four patients required additional surgery for lack of conjunctiva and/or recurrent cyst formation. The clinical findings, mechanism of development, and management of this rare but serious complication of socket surgery are described.