title: Transpalpebral extrusion of a silicone sponge exoplant.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida 33101.
authors.forename: K E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Winward
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kronish
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers