A Case of Unilateral Blindness Following Subcutaneous Injection of the silicone Oil on the Glabellar Area.

Hwang, In Cherl; Song, Min Jong; Lee, Moon Key; Park, Byeong Il

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1991;32(1):96-100.
Published online January 1, 1991.

A Case of Unilateral Blindness Following Subcutaneous Injection of the silicone Oil on the Glabellar Area.

In Cherl Hwang, Min Jong Song, Moon Key Lee, Byeong Il Park

Department of Ophthalmology, Chonnam University Medical School Kwangju, Korea.

실리콘 유액의 미간부 피하주사에 의한 편안실명 1 예

황인철(In Cherl Hwang),송민종(Min Jong Song),이문기(Moon Key Lee),박병일(Byeong Il Park)

Abstract

We recently observed an unusual case of visual loss after periocular injection of silicone oil. A 31-year-old woman immediately experienced total loss of vision in the left eye with ipsilateral headache and ocular pain, dyspnea, abdominal pain, general weakness, and transient coma after subcutaneous injection of silicone oil on the glabellar area to reduce the facial wrinkles. We believe that the cause of blindness was multiple embolization in the central retinal artery and posterior ciliary branches of the ophthalmic artery.

Key Words: Embolization;Ophthalmic artery;Silicone oil