J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
2004 Jul;45(7):1189-1193.
Leakage of Intraocular Silicone Oil into the Subconjunctival Space and Orbit through an Ahmed Glaucoma Valve
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- 1Department of Opthalmology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonbuk, Korea. ahnmin@chonbuk.ac.kr
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We report a patient with intraocular silicone oil leakage into the subconjunctival space and orbit through an Ahmed glaucoma valve implant. METHODS: A 47-year-old male with high myopia and traumatic retinal detachment underwent in the left eye, pars plana vitrectomy, lensectomy and ultimately intraocular silicone oil placement for traumatic retinal detachment. Subsequently, he developed intractable glaucoma and underwent a superotemporal Ahmed glaucoma tube implant, left eye. RESULTS: Intraocular silicone oil migrated through the Ahmed valve into the subconjunctivalspace and orbit. The Ahmed glaucoma valve was removed with excisional biopsy. CONCLUSIONS: Silicone oil migration through an Ahmed valve may be observed after retinal detachment repair with intraocular silicone oil. An Ahmed valve implantation should be done with great care.
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