title: Infraorbital nerve surgical decompression for chronic infraorbital nerve hyperesthesia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present three cases of chronic infraorbital nerve hyperesthesia relieved by surgical decompression of the infraorbital nerve.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective chart review.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We identified three cases of chronic hyperesthesia of the infraorbital nerve. Two cases were related to previous blunt orbital trauma, whereas the third was associated with a long-standing anophthalmic socket with numerous previous surgeries. In each case, patients had dramatic relief of infraorbital nerve hyperesthesia and pain after surgical decompression of the infraorbital nerve.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Surgical decompression of the infraorbital nerve can provide significant symptomatic improvement in patients with chronic infraorbital nerve hyperesthesia secondary to nerve compression.
authors.affiliation: Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA.
authors.forename: Kristi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Peter H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Stanley M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Saulny
authors.forename: David E E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Holck
authors.forename: Peter A D
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Rubin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006941:Hyperesthesia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008442:Maxillary Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009915:Orbit / Q000294:innervation*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed