A case of lower lid ulcer secondary to reverse migration of silicone punctal plug

Orbit. 2008;27(5):374-6. doi: 10.1080/01676830802316597.

Abstract

Silicone punctal plugs are effective and relatively safe method of managing keratoconjunctivitis sicca. We present a case where a silicone punctal plug migrated to cause aseptic necrosis of the surrounding tissue leading to a lid ulcer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Eye Foreign Bodies / complications*
  • Eye Foreign Bodies / diagnosis
  • Eye Foreign Bodies / surgery
  • Eyelid Diseases / diagnosis
  • Eyelid Diseases / etiology*
  • Eyelid Diseases / surgery
  • Eyelids / surgery
  • Female
  • Foreign-Body Migration / complications*
  • Foreign-Body Migration / diagnosis
  • Foreign-Body Migration / surgery
  • Humans
  • Lacrimal Apparatus / surgery*
  • Prostheses and Implants*
  • Silicone Elastomers*
  • Sjogren's Syndrome / surgery
  • Ulcer / diagnosis
  • Ulcer / etiology*
  • Ulcer / surgery

Substances

  • Silicone Elastomers