Giant orbital cysts after strabismus surgery.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a rarely reported complication of strabismus surgery.


METHODS
Observational case series.


METHODS
A review of four eyes in three patients with orbital cysts following strabismus surgery.


RESULTS
Each patient had either a symptomatic strabismus or visible mass that brought them to medical attention many years, often decades after surgery (mean 34 years). All had some degree of incomitancy. During surgery, all cysts were found to be associated with the involved rectus muscle.


CONCLUSIONS
Orbital cysts are a rarely recognized complication of strabismus surgery. However, it should be considered in the differential of orbital cysts after strabismus surgery because of the risk of muscle damage during surgical excision.
Curtis
Theodore H
TH
Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
Stout
Ann U
AU
Drack
Arlene V
AV
Durairaj
Vikram D
VD
D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013285:Strabismus / Q000601:surgery*