SubTenon's infusion of steroids for treatment of orbital hemangiomas.

Purpose: To introduce an alternate technique for the treatment of infantile orbital hemangiomas.
Design: Non-comparative case series.
Participants: Seven consecutive children with orbital hemangiomas.
Intervention: Posterior subTenon's steroid infusion using a blunt-tip cannula.
Main Outcome Measures: Clinical stabilization, improvement, or resolution.
Results: Significant and sustained involution of the hemangiomas occurred in all cases. No local or systemic complications occurred.
Conclusions: The results of subTenon's steroid infusion for the treatment of orbital hemangiomas in children are encouraging and may be associated with fewer intraoperative risks compared with direct intralesional injection.