Posterior ciliary-artery occlusion after subcutaneous silicone-oil injection.
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.
Shin
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Department of Ophthalmology, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea.
Lemke
B N
BN
Stevens
T S
TS
Lim
M J
MJ
D000328:Adult; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D001766:Blindness / Q000139:chemically induced; D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000098:blood supply*; D004954:Esthetics; D005123:Eye; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009666:Nose; D010146:Pain / Q000139:chemically induced; D012164:Retinal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology; D012827:Silicone Oils / Q000009:adverse effects*
D012827:Silicone Oils