Orbital complications after aqueous drainage device procedures.
A retrospective case series of 2 patients with orbital complications after tube shunt placement for glaucoma is reported. The first patient presented with limited motility and conjunctival injection in the setting of intraocular gas leakage in the superior orbit after previous vitreoretinal surgery. The second patient presented with multiple signs of orbital cellulitis. Both patients improved with intravenous antibiotics. Although rare, orbital complications may occur after glaucoma tube shunt surgery.
Marcet
Marcus M
MM
New England Eye Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Woog
John J
JJ
Bellows
A Robert
AR
Mandeville
John T
JT
Maltzman
Jeffrey S
JS
Khan
Jemshed
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018463:Filtering Surgery / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020327:Glaucoma Drainage Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D008297:Male; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed