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Case Reports
. 2011:2011:731259.
doi: 10.1155/2011/731259. Epub 2011 Sep 21.

Correction of anophthalmic enophthalmos with a three-staged procedure: two case reports

Tomohiro Minagawa  1 , Ryuta Shioya, Takeshi Yamao, Chigusa Sato, Taku Maeda
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Case Reports

Correction of anophthalmic enophthalmos with a three-staged procedure: two case reports

Tomohiro Minagawa et al. Case Rep Surg. 2011.

Abstract

Surgical correction of an anophthalmic enophthalmos secondary to inappropriate repair of the eye socket involves several difficult aesthetic issues associated with long-term use of a poorly fitting prosthetic eye. In this paper, we present two cases of anophthalmic enophthalmos. During the treatment of the first patient, unsatisfactory cosmetic problems including lower eyelid retraction, hypoglobus, and severe upper eyelid ptosis were revealed. Accordingly, a three-staged procedure was performed on the second patient, including autologous augmentation of the eye socket, correction of lower eyelid retraction with a cartilage graft, and a frontalis sling procedure to correct upper eyelid ptosis.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Preoperative view of Case  1.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Postoperative 5 days after aponeurotic surgery (Case  1).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Postoperative 6 months after aponeurotic surgery. Dehiscence of repaired aponeurosis developed (Case  1).
Figure 4
Figure 4
Preoperative (dagger) and final eye prosthesis (double dagger). Note thicker, malformed “sclera,” and nonconcentric “cornea”, preoperatively.
Figure 5
Figure 5
Preoperative view of Case  2.
Figure 6
Figure 6
Intraoperative views of the first surgery (Case  2). (a) Diced costal cartilage fragments wrapped with serratus fascia. (b) Prefabricated ball-shaped graft was placed into anophthalmic socket.
Figure 7
Figure 7
Intraoperative view of the second surgery (Case  2). Lower eyelid support with an auricular cartilage, and frontalis sling for upper eyelid ptosis.
Figure 8
Figure 8
Postoperative view at 17-months followup (Case  2).
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