Complete Vision Loss following Orbital Cellulitis Secondary to Acute Dacryocystitis

We present a case of a 50-year-old woman with acute dacryocystitis that was complicated by posterior rupture of the lacrimal sac causing an orbital cellulitis with subsequent visual acuity of no light perception. Upon presentation, she was immediately started on broad-spectrum antibiotics and underw...

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Main Authors: Margaret L. Pfeiffer, Alexander Hacopian, Helen Merritt, Margaret E. Phillips, Karina Richani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9630698