Results of Surgical Correction for Traumatic and Anophthalmic Enophthalmos.
- Author:
Yong Yeon KIM
1
;
Tae Soo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Enophthalmos*;
Orbit;
Silicones
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1988;29(3):359-368
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
When there is disparity between the volume of the bony orbit and its contents, enophthalmos occurs. The frequent cause is traumatic enophthalmos, most commonly blowout fracture. Loss of orbital contents after enucleation or evisceration often results in enophthalmos. Here we reviewed the chart of 10 cases of traumatic enophthalmos and 4 cases of anophthalmic enophthalmos. The surgical procedures were inferior orbital wall reconstruction through subciliary incision, silicone sheet implantation through direct medial canthal approach, silicone beads implantation through lateral approach and secondary silicone beads implantation. Results from these surgical corrections were satisfactory and we propose that enophthalmos can be corrected with appropriate surgical procedure as thir etiology and status of enophthalmos.
