title: Posterior ciliary-artery occlusion after subcutaneous silicone-oil injection.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Soonchunhyang University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Lemke
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D012827:Silicone Oils