title: Late migration of an orbital implant causing orbital hemorrhage with sudden proptosis and diplopia.
abstract: A 31-year-old woman complained of sudden diplopia and proptosis associated with a headache. Approximately 10 years earlier, she had sustained a right orbital blowout fracture during a snow machine accident that was repaired using a Supramid implant. She presented with 4 mm of right-sided proptosis by Hertel exophthalmometry, with limitation of up and down gaze. She manifested a right gaze preference with a left head turn to achieve fusion. Visual acuity was 20/20 on both sides; however, there was 20% red desaturation and a subtle afferent pupillary defect on the right side. Goldmann visual fields were full and the retinal examination was normal. A computed tomography (CT) scan of the orbits with and without contrast demonstrated a large right posterior inferior orbital mass. Once the periorbita was breached during orbitotomy, a burgundy serosanguinous material emerged. Gram staining revealed red cells without organisms. The implant had not been fixed by wires or screws. Upon removal, the implant appeared oversized, encompassing the orbital floor, medial and lateral walls. Postoperatively, the proptosis, gaze preference with face turn, afferent pupillary defect, desaturation abnormality, and diplopia resolved.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmic Associates, Anchorage, Alaska 99501, USA.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Rosen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004172:Diplopia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009757:Nylons; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019315:Retrobulbar Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D009757:Nylons