Extrusion of hydrogel exoplant into upper eyelid 16 years after a scleral buckle procedure.

Authors

Chirag P Shah, Ophthalmic Consultants of BostonFollow
Sunir J Garg, Wills Eye Institute, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Robert B Penne, Wills Eye Institute, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-1-2011

Comments

This article has been peer reviewed. It was published in: Indian journal of ophthalmology.

Volume 59, Issue 3, May-June 2011, Pages 238-9.

The published version is available at DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.81047. Copyright © Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Abstract

Sixteen years after scleral buckle surgery with a hydrogel episcleral exoplant, a 43-year-old woman presented with progressive binocular diplopia, ptosis, and an expanding mass in her upper eyelid. She underwent surgical removal of the hydrogel exoplant through an anterior approach. The exoplant proved to be friable, fragmented, and encapsulated in a fibrous tissue; the exoplant was removed in its entirety. Postoperatively, the eyelid mass resolved, while her diplopia and ptosis improved slightly.

Recommended Citation

Shah, Chirag P; Garg, Sunir J; and Penne, Robert B, "Extrusion of hydrogel exoplant into upper eyelid 16 years after a scleral buckle procedure." (2011). Wills Eye Hospital Papers. Paper 36.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/willsfp/36

PubMed ID

21586850