Journal article
Abscessed Hydroxyapatite Orbital Implants A Report of Two Cases
Abstract
PURPOSE: The authors describe the rare condition of an abscess within a hydroxyapatite orbital implant in two patients who had undergone seemingly uncomplicated enucleation and orbital implant surgery.
METHODS: In the first patient, 14 weeks postoperatively, a chronic discharge developed and the socket became uncomfortable. A pyogenic granuloma was present, occurring over an area of dehiscence. The hydroxyapatite orbital implant was removed 10 …
Authors
Jordan DR; Brownstein S; Jolly SS
Journal
Ophthalmology, Vol. 103, No. 11, pp. 1784–1787
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 1996
DOI
10.1016/s0161-6420(96)30427-2
ISSN
0161-6420