Oculoplastics News

Intraocular injections containing the antibiotics gentamicin sulfate and clindamycin effectively prevented the development of bacterial endophthalmitis in eyes that sustained penetrating injuries, a prospective study found. In particular, eyes with a retained intraocular foreign body benefited from treatment, the study authors noted.

Cross-linked hyaluronic acid can be used to temporarily treat anophthalmic patients who develop a deep upper lid sulcus, a small pilot study suggests.

Patients with multiple trauma who also suffer orbital trauma have a higher incidence of zygomatic fractures and late enophthalmos compared with patients who have localized orbital trauma, according to a study by researchers in Israel.

A topical anesthetic cream showed similar efficacy to local dry cold application for relieving pain associated with botulinum toxin type A injections, a study found.

A new surgical technique that involves using sliding tarsal flaps proved effective for reconstructing full-thickness lower eyelid defects in a small study.

Transcaruncular plication effectively resolved lower eyelid malposition and associated symptoms caused by medial canthal ligament laxity, a study found. The technique also provided patients with good function and cosmesis, the study authors noted.

A 46-year-old white man was referred to the New England Eye Center because of blindness in the left eye associated with periorbital and orbital congestion.

E.K., a 60-year-old missionary working in Ecuador, developed sudden mild pain, diplopia and mild proptosis in her right eye.

Performing dacryocystorhinostomy with double-flap flap anastomosis produces clinically similar results to single anterior flap anastomosis, according to a comparative study by researchers in Turkey.

Spherical implants for eviscerated eyes are significantly more likely to become exposed compared with implants for enucleated eyes, a study found.