1. Posterior ciliary-artery occlusion after subcutaneous silicone-oil injection.
- Author
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Shin H, Lemke BN, Stevens TS, and Lim MJ
- Subjects
- Adult, Arterial Occlusive Diseases complications, Arterial Occlusive Diseases pathology, Blindness chemically induced, Esthetics, Eye, Female, Fluorescein Angiography, Fundus Oculi, Humans, Nose, Pain chemically induced, Retinal Diseases chemically induced, Retinal Diseases pathology, Arterial Occlusive Diseases chemically induced, Ciliary Body blood supply, Injections, Subcutaneous adverse effects, Silicone Oils adverse effects
- Abstract
Visual loss occurred after subcutaneous silicone-oil injection for cosmetic purposes. To our knowledge, this is the first instance of amaurosis caused by a subcutaneous foreign-material injection that spared the central retinal artery and affected portions of the posterior ciliary-artery distribution, including a probable cilioretinal artery. The visual-field defects produced allow a rare opportunity to view the distribution of the human posterior ciliary-artery circulation by means of this in vivo pathologic embolic process. The facial arterial anatomy pertinent to ocular embolism is also discussed.
- Published
- 1988