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Lower eyelid herniation of orbital fat may complicate periocular corticosteroid injection
Justine R Smith1, Roger K George, James T Rosenbaum
1Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon 97201-4197, USA. smithjus@ohsu.edu
American Journal of Ophthalmology
|May 31, 2002
Abstract
Purpose:
To report a case of lower eyelid herniation of orbital fat occurring after periocular corticosteroid injection.
Design:
Interventional case report.
Methods:
A 44-year-old man with asymmetrical pars planitis complicated by right cystoid macular edema was treated with multiple right orbital floor injections of triamcinolone through the lower eyelid.
Results:
Right lower eyelid orbital fat herniation occurred during the course of the treatment.
Conclusion:
A herniation of orbital fat may complicate the injection of corticosteroid through the lower eyelid.