A case of Unilateral blindness after Paraffin injection on the forehead.
- Author:
Jae Heung LEE
1
;
Kwon Ho LEE
;
Haeng Ja MOON
Author Information
1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Seoul National Uiversity, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Arteries;
Blindness*;
Female;
Forehead*;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Muscle Spasticity;
Paraffin*;
Retinal Artery Occlusion;
Skin;
Thrombosis;
Veins
- From:Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
1969;10(1):49-51
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 50 year old woman has lost her vision on the right eye abruptly, after subcutaneous Paraffin injection on-the forehead, for cosmetic correction of skin folds. The cause of blindness seems to be due to central retinal artery occlusion and probably to the thrombosis of ophthalmic vein too. It is likely that occlusion of the artery has develoded by compression of tile vessels from outward, but spastic occlusion of the arteries in hypersensitive reaction could not be ruled out.
