Transpalpebral extrusion of a silicone sponge exoplant.
We report an unusual case of scleral buckle extrusion in a 63-year-old woman. A 5 mm silicone sponge exoplant eroded through Tenon's capsule, conjunctiva, and full-thickness upper eyelid, traversing the tarsal plate.
Winward
K E
KE
Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33101.
Johnson
M W
MW
Kronish
J W
JW
D005143:Eyelids; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012591:Scleral Buckling / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012826:Silicone Elastomers
D012826:Silicone Elastomers