Optic nerve compression as a late complication of a hydrogel explant with silicone encircling band

Purpose: To present a complication of compressive optic neuropathy caused by a swollen hydrogel explant and posteriorly displaced silicone encircling band. Observations: A 72-year-old female patient presented with progressive visual loss and a tilted optic disc. Her medical history included a retina...

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Main Authors: Niels Crama, Leo Kluijtmans, B. Jeroen Klevering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993617302347