Secondary Infection Affecting One of Two Simultaneously Placed Orbital Wall Implants

comparison of fibrovascular ingrowth between primary and secondary orbital implants

purpose: to compare the rate of fibrovascular ingrowth between primary and secondary orbital implants at varying time intervals after implantation. methods: we prospectively compared the rate of fibrovascular ingrowth between primary and secondary implants by mri and scinitigraphy in patients who underwent orbital implant surgery, 6 months after the operation. results: overall 103 patients unde...

Orbital Wall Reconstruction with Two-Piece Puzzle 3D Printed Implants: Technical Note.

The purpose of this article is to describe a technique for secondary reconstruction of traumatic orbital wall defects using titanium implants that act as three-dimensional (3D) puzzle pieces. We present three cases of large defect reconstruction using implants produced by Xilloc Medical B.V. (Maastricht, the Netherlands) with a 3D printer manufactured by LayerWise (3D Systems; Heverlee, Belgium...

Six cases of bacterial infection in porous orbital implants.

BACKGROUND We present 6 cases of bacterial infection that developed after porous orbital implant surgery. CASES Five patients with hydroxyapatite implants showed lid swelling, discharge, and suppurative granuloma 14 days to 3 years after surgery. The hydroxyapatite implants were removed 14 days to 41 months postoperatively, and synthetic porous polyethylene orbital implants were inserted. Thi...

Extra-conjunctival Orbital Implants.

Magnetic orbital implants.

Sixty-six consecutive cases undergoing enucleation with the insertion of the Roper-Hall magnetic implant at the Birmingham and Midland Eye Hospital (BMEH) were followed up to re-establish the rate of extrusion. It was possible to study the records of all 66 patients. An extrusion rate of 1.5% was found.