Enoftalmia causada por uso tópico unilateral de Bimatoprost / Unilateral enophthalmos induced by the unilateral use of topical Bimatoprost

RESUMO O autor descreve o caso de uma paciente que apresenta o olho direito com o sulco palpebral profundo e enoftalmia deste lado, tratado durante uma década com Bimatoprost tópica. Concluem que os achados clínicos são provavelmente efeitos colaterais do medicamento.

ABSTRACT The author describes a case report of a patient with unilateral enophthalmia and deep palpebral sulcus probably induced by the topical use of Bimatoprost on the side of the collateral effects described.

Cavidades anoftálmicas atípicas en el Instituto Cubano de Oftalmología "Ramón Pando Ferrer" / Atypical anophthalmic cavities observed in patients seen at "Ramón Pando Ferrer" Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology

OBJETIVO: describir el comportamiento de las cavidades anoftàlmicas atípicas. MÉTODOS: se realizó un estudio descriptivo prospectivo en pacientes con cavidades anoftálmicas atípicas atendidos en la consulta de Cirugía Plástica Ocular, en el período de enero de 2009 a julio de 2010. Se analizaron diferentes variables como sexo, edad, alteraciones de la cavidad y tratamiento quirúrgico. RESULTADOS: del total de los pacientes vistos en la consulta, 57 % pertenecían al sexo masculino. El 43 % se encontraba entre los 30 y 49 años. El 90,2 % presentó alteraciones conjuntivales, y la de mayor representatividad fue la retracción del fornix inferior, con el 33,8 %. Dentro de las técnicas quirúrgicas, la reinserción conjuntival del fondo de saco fue la más utilizada y se realizó en el 38 % de los pacientes. CONCLUSIONES: el mayor número de pacientes vistos pertenecen al sexo masculino y al grupo de edades entre 30 y 49 años. Predominaron las alteraciones conjuntivales y dentro de ellas la retracción del fornix inferior. La técnica más utilizada fue la reinserción de la conjuntiva.

OBJECTIVE: to describe the behavior of atypical anophthalmic cavities. METHODS: aprospective and descriptive study was conducted in patients with atypical anophthalmic cavities seen in the ocular plastic surgery service from January 2009 to July 2010. The analyzed variables were sex, age, cavity abnormalities, and surgical treatment. RESULTS: of all patients seen, 57 % were males and 43 % were 30 to 49 years-old. In this group, 90,2 % had conjunctival anomalies, being the inferior fornix retraction the most significant with 33.8 %. Among the surgical techniques used, the conjunctival reinsertion of the fornix was the most performed in 38% of cases. CONCLUSIONS: the highest number of patients was males and the predominant age group was 30-49 years; conjunctival alterations were predominant, mainly the inferior fornix retraction. The most used technique was the reintegration of the conjunctiva.

Metástasis enoftalmiantes de la órbita: una excepción a la regla / Enophthalmos due to orbit metastasis: an exception to the rule

De los tipos de cáncer que metastatizan la órbita, el de la mama, el pulmon y la próstata ocupa un lugar preeminente. En ocasiones el diagnóstico del tumor primario permanece elusivo a pesar de una evaluación exhaustiva. La mayoría de las veces producen proptosis ocular y son fácilmente detectados. En otras producen todo lo contrario, enoftalmía, haciendo entonces el problema menos aparente y el diagnóstico elusivo. La metástasis mamaria enoftalmiante de la órbita es un raro evento y debe ser considerada como un diagnóstico diferencial inicial en mujeres maduras con enoftalmía no traumática. En elpresente trabajo presentamos una serie de ocho pacientes con carcimona lobulillar infiltrante y escirroso de la órbita productor de enoftalmía, describimos sus características clínicas y hacemos notar su mal pronóstico vital

Of the types of cancer that metastatize the orbit, the breast, lung and prostate occupy a pre-eminet place. Sometimes the diagnosis of the primary tumor remains elusive despite a thorough assessment. Most of the times produce eye proptosis and are easily detected. In other cases they produce just the oppsite, enophthalmos, then doing the problem least apparent and the diagnosis elusive. Enopthalmos and breast metastasis are a rare event and should be considered as an initial differential diagnosis in especially in mature women with non-traumatic enophthalmos. In this paper we present a series of eight patients with infiltrating lobulillar and scirrous carcinoma of the orbit producing enophthalmos, we described their clinical features and do note their poor vital prognosis

Frontoethmoidal Mucocele Presenting as Progressive Enophthalmos

In this case report we describe a 27-year-old man who presented with progressive enophthalmos for 5 months without any other associated ocular symptoms such as pain, diplopia, or visual disturbance. Computed tomography showed that his progressive enophthalmos originated from a frontoethmoidal mucocele and this caused destruction of the lamina papyracea and shrinkage of the ethmoidal air cell. Finally the enlarged orbital space caused an inward deviation of the eyeball. Endoscopic marsupialization was successfully performed by an otolaryngologist and did not result in any ophthalmologic sequelae. Although frontoethmoidal sinus mucoceles mostly frequently originates from orbital mucoceles, enophthalmic manifestations are very rare. Enophthalmic conditions are not as responsive to surgical interventions as exophthalmic conditions.

Pulsating enophthalmos in association with an orbital varix.

We report a case of pulsating enophthalmos secondary to orbital varix associated with orbital bony defects. A 64-year-old female with pulsating enophthalmos of the right eye was found to have a right orbital mass with bony defects of the orbit. Valsalva maneuver failed to induce proptosis. The diagnosis of orbital varix was confirmed by exploratory orbitotomy. During general anesthesia for orbitotomy, proptosis of the right eye was noted. Ophthalmologists should be aware of the association between orbital varices and cranial bony defects and encephaloceles. Proptosis induced by general anesthesia and positive pressure ventilation suggests an underlying distensible venous anomaly.

A importância da enoftalmia senil no desenvolvimento do entrópio involucional / The role of senile enophthalmos in involutional entropion

OBJETIVO: Observar a importância da enoftalmia senil no desenvolvimento do entrópio involucional. MÉTODOS: Estudo prospectivo de 30 pacientes da raça branca com idade superior a 65 anos com diagnóstico de entrópio involucional uni ou bilateral. Estes pacientes (Grupo I) e um grupo controle (Grupo II) foram submetidos a exoftalmometria com o exoftalmômetro de Hertel. Os pacientes do grupo controle não apresentavam entrópio involucional, porém os demais critérios de inclusão e exclusão foram observados. As variáveis idade e exoftalmometria foram submetidas a análise estatística. RESULTADOS: A idade média do Grupo I foi de 77,7 anos e do Grupo II, 75,7 anos. Ao analisar os 18 casos unilaterais do Grupo I foi observado que não há diferença estatisticamente significante entre os valores da exoftalmometria obtidos nos olhos com doença (15,22 mm) com os dos olhos sem a doença (15,11 mm). O mesmo ocorreu analisando a média da exoftalmometria do Grupo II (15,3 mm) em relação à dos olhos com doença. CONCLUSÃO: Não foi observada relação entre a presença de entrópio involucional e enoftalmia senil.

PURPOSE: To observe the role of senile enophthalmos in involutional entropion. METHODS: Prospective clinical study comparing a population of 30 white patients above 65 years with involutional entropion (Group I) of an age- and race-matched control group (Group II). All age and exophthalmometric values were analyzed by a statistical study. RESULTS: The average age was 77.7 years in Group I and 75.7 years in Group II. Eyes with involutional entropion are no more likely to have enophthalmos (15.22 mm) than is the involved contralateral eye (15.11 mm) or normal eyes of an age- and race-matched control group (15.13 mm). CONCLUSION: There is no correlation between involutional entropion and senile enophthalmos.

Clinicoradiological evaluation of rare orbital injuries

AIM OF THE WORK: We aimed at recording rare cases with different orbital injuries and studying the difficulties in their diagnosis and management. PATIENT AND METHODS: A retrospective review of six cases of rare orbital injuries. All cases shared in visual impairment and some cases had either proptosis or enophthalmos. All cases underwent full history taking including type and mechanism of trauma, complete ophthalmic examination and computerized tomography [CT] examination. Clinical diagnosis was not conclusive. Accurate diagnosis was only achieved by CT. Management was different depending on each condition. One case had pure medial wall blow out fracture with the displaced globe traversing ethmoidal cells into nasal cavity, another one had bilateral medial wall blow in fracture with nasal fracture, two cases had intra orbital FBs; one of them had very large neglected woody FB and the other had gun shot passed through optic canal into middle cranial fossa, one had neglected orbital hematoma which changed into hematic cyst, and the last case had iatrogenic medial wall injury. CONCLUSION We concluded that in rare orbital injuries, we should not rely on clinical assessment only and CT is very essential diagnostic tool for such cases also there is no fixed role for surgery but it moulds itself according to each condition

Emprego do gel de poliacrilamida no tratamento da enoftalmia em usuários de prótese ocular / Application of polyacrylamide gel in enophthalmos treatments in ocular prosthesis users

O objetivo deste estudo foi o de avaliar o efeito da injeção do gel de poliacrilamida em 21 pacientes com órbita enoftálmica e usuários de prótese ocular seguidos no Ambulatório de Cirurgia Plástica Ocular do HC-FMUSP. Foram estudadas as causas da perda ou atrofia do globo ocular, cirúrgia(s) anterior(es), tempo de uso e o volume da prótese ocular antes e após o tratamento. Foram realizadas documentação fotográfica, exoftalmometria e tomografia computadorizada para cálculo do volume orbitário antes e após a aplicação do gel. Os pacientes receberam injeção do gel de poliacrilamida no cone muscular da órbita. O volume injetado variou de 1,0 a 3,5 ml. Os defeitos órbito-palpebrais foram corrigidos em todos os casos. O gel de poliacrilamida demonstrou ser um produto seguro, econômico, de fácil obtenção e aplicabilidade / The object of this study was evaluating the effect of polyacrylamide gel injection in 21 patients presenting unilateral enophthalmic orbit with ocular prosthesis, assisted in the Oculoplastic Surgery Ambulatory of HC-FMUSP. Causes of ocular globe loss or atrophy, previous surgeries and length of use of ocular prosthesis and its volume have been evaluated. Photograph documentation, exophthalmometry and computerized tomography were studied for calculating the orbital volume before and after the application. Patients received injection of polyacrylamide gel in the muscular cone of the orbit. Volume injected varied from 1,0 ml to 3,5 ml. Orbito-palpebral defects have been corrected in all cases. The use of polyacrylamide gel has shown that it is a product which is safe, cost-effective, easy to obtain and to apply...