BACKGROUND Prostaglandin analogs (PGAs) are commonly used to treat glaucoma because of their powerful intraocular pressure lowering effect. However, various periorbital changes associated with the use of PGAs have been reported. We investigated the incidence of periorbital changes in Korean patients who were treated with PGAs, and analyzed clinical factors associated with superior sulcus deepen...

PURPOSE To investigate the efficacy and safety of oral propranolol in the management of periorbital infantile hemangioma in four subjects. MATERIALS AND METHODS Consecutive patients who presented with periorbital capillary hemangioma with vision-threatening lesions were prospectively enrolled in this study between January 2009 and October 2010. All subjects underwent treatment with 2 mg/kg/da...

BACKGROUND Periorbital edema and ecchymosis following rhinoplasty is disturbing for both the patients and their surgeons. The study aim was to determine whether nasal packing after lateral osteotomies in rhinoplasty surgery increases the risk of periorbital ecchymosis post-operatively. METHODS This was a prospective self-controlled single-blinded study. Seventy four patients who underwent rhi...

Introduction Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS) is an autoinflammatory disease inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion. TRAPS develops secondary to mutations in TNFRSF1A. Associated symptoms include periodic attacks of peritonitis, constipation, arthritis in large joints, arthralgia, migratory rash with underlying myalgia, periorbital edema, conjunctivitis, s...

Spheno-orbital meningioma have traditionally been defined as secondary tumors of the orbit originating from the dura of the sphenoid wing bone. Nevertheless, pathologic findings reveal a distinct periorbital component as a defining feature of these lesions. These tumors are characterized by an intraosseous mass growth leading to a significant hyperostosis involving the sphenoid wing, the orbita...

A 76-year-old man presented with slowly progressive swelling in his forehead and left upper eyelid over the course of three months. CT scanning showed non-specific enhancement of subcutaneous tissues, suggesting a low-grade cellulitis. Poor response to treatment prompted an MRI, which revealed the presence of a soft tissue lesion. Biopsy of this lesion was positive for angiosarcoma. The patient...