Eyelid fistula caused by a scleral buckle

Omar K. Ozgur; Sara P. Modjtahedi; Lily Koo Lin

doi:10.1097/IOP.0b013e3181c78326

Eyelid fistula caused by a scleral buckle

Omar K. Ozgur, Sara P. Modjtahedi, Lily Koo Lin

Ophthalmology and Vision Science

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Complications of scleral buckle procedures for retinal detachments are rather uncommon yet may result in a broad scope of problems. The authors report a case of a chronic eyelid fistula caused by a scleral buckle. The patient was an 81-year-old woman who presented with a nonhealing left upper eyelid wound that was repeatedly misdiagnosed as a chalazion, but diagnostic workup revealed an extruded scleral buckle to be the cause. The patient was treated surgically with removal of the scleral buckle and full-thickness fistula repair and her wound healed well. A scleral buckle can erode through conjunctiva and the full thickness of an eyelid, causing an eyelid fistula and necessitate removal of the buckle.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	369-371
Number of pages	3
Journal	Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Volume	26
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/IOP.0b013e3181c78326
State	Published - Sep 2010

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Ophthalmology
Surgery

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Eyelid fistula caused by a scleral buckle

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