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Persistent posterior globe flattening after orbital cavernous haemangioma excision.

Wu J, Lai TF, Leibovitch I, Selva D

Orbital and Oculoplastic Division, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

A 54-year-old man presented with left intraconal cavernous haemangioma resulting in globe compression and hyperopia. The tumour was excised completely via lateral orbitotomy approach. Complete excision of tumour did not result in resolution of globe flattening and hyperopia after 21 months. Persistent globe flattening despite removal of a longstanding orbital tumour may be caused by remodelling of the sclera from long-term compression.

Published 21 July 2005 in Clin Experiment Ophthalmol, 33(4): 424-5.
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