Isolated Ophthalmoplegia After Periorbital Hyaluronic Acid Filler Injection
Carleigh N Bruce1, Neda Esmaili
1Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.
Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
|January 17, 2024
Summary
Hyaluronic acid (HA) filler injections can cause eye muscle problems like double vision (diplopia) and misalignment, even without vision loss. Patients should be informed about this rare risk before facial cosmetic procedures.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Plastic Surgery
- Cosmetic Dermatology
Background:
- Facial filler injections, particularly hyaluronic acid (HA), are common cosmetic procedures.
- While vision loss is a known risk, other ocular complications like ophthalmoplegia can occur.
- Ophthalmoplegia, or paralysis of eye muscles, can lead to double vision and misalignment.


