Silicone spacer repair of medial rectus after iatrogenic orbit fracture.

Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA.

Published: July 2012

A 51-year-old woman underwent endoscopic nasal polypectomy and ethmoidectomy with accidental entry into the right orbit causing enophthalmos and transection of the medial rectus muscle (MR). The repair of a fracture and of a damaged MR is technically challenging, particularly when large portions of bone and muscle are missing. We report a rare case of repair of the bony defect with an implant and reattachment of the MR with a silicone retina band, through a combined transcaruncular and transconjunctival approach. Postoperatively, the patient had residual enophthalmos and strabismus; further surgical options are discussed.

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