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Ophthalmic complications after surgery for nasal and sinus polyposis
P Vassallo1, F Tranfa, R Forte
1Department of Ophthalmology, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy.
Purpose:
To describe ophthalmic complications after nasal and sinus surgery.
Methods:
Four cases with orbital complications were retrospectively selected from among more than 2000 cases of orbital pathologies.
Results:
Motility disturbances due to extraocular muscle injury occurred in two patients after intranasal ethmoidectomy and in one patient after a Caldwell-Luc procedure. In the fourth case an orbital apex syndrome was noted after intranasal ethmoidectomies.
Conclusions:
Ophthalmic complications may occur after nasal and sinus surgery, even using an endoscopic procedure. Successful handling of these complications could be reached by on their early recognition and treatment.