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A patient was treated with tear trough filler and developed a retrobulbar haemorrhage. This was managed acutely with a lateral canthotomy and cantholysis with no lasting visual compromise. This is… Click to show full abstract
A patient was treated with tear trough filler and developed a retrobulbar haemorrhage. This was managed acutely with a lateral canthotomy and cantholysis with no lasting visual compromise. This is the first reported case of an orbital compartment syndrome following filler injection and highlights the potential blinding complications which can occur. There should be an increased awareness of this complication amongst practitioners administering tear trough filler.
Keywords:
tear trough;
trough filler;
orbital compartment;
syndrome following;
filler;
compartment syndrome
Journal Title: Orbit
Year Published: 2022
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Journal Title: Orbit
Year Published: 2022
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