title: Orbital aspiration as treatment of microphthalmos with orbital cyst: a case report.
abstract: A 6-month-old girl came to the hospital with swelling of the right lower eyelid, exophthalmos, chemosis and upward deviation of the eyeball--all of which had been present since birth. Iris, optic disc, and chorioretinal coloboma were also apparent. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a small globe with a large cystic lesion in the orbit of the right eye. Pre- and post-operative photographs and magnetic resonance imaging indicated a safe, simple single orbital aspiration as an alternative treatment for mild microphthalmos with an orbital cyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
authors.forename: Kitthisak
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kitthaweesin
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008850:Microphthalmos / Q000150:complications*; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*