AI Article Synopsis
- The study discusses orbital infarction syndrome resulting from prolonged pressure on the eye area during drug-induced stupor in young individuals.
- Two cases were reviewed where patients experienced severe vision loss, swelling, pain, and inability to move their eyes due to this condition.
- Despite some recovery in eye movement and orbital changes, the affected individuals suffered persistent vision problems and optic atrophy, highlighting risks associated with improper head positioning while using drugs.
Article Abstract
Aim: To describe the features of an orbital infarction syndrome arising after prolonged orbital pressure during drug-induced stupor in young people.
Patients And Methods: The clinical presentation and course for drug-induced orbital infarction is described, based on a retrospective review of clinical notes and imaging.
Results: Two cases of orbital infarction syndrome, due to prolonged orbital compression caused by sleeping with pressure on the orbit during drug-induced stupor, are described. Both patients presented with very poor vision and mydriasis, marked periorbital swelling with some pain, and complete external ophthalmoplegia. Whilst the orbital changes and eye movements recovered, the affected eyes had persistent wide mydriasis, and remained blind with marked optic atrophy.
Conclusion: With a mechanism analogous to prolonged orbital pressure due to improper head positioning during neurosurgical procedures, drug-users appear to risk developing an orbital infarction syndrome if they rest with prolonged pressure on the orbit during a drug-induced stupor.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10764315 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41433-023-02658-x | DOI Listing |
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