S Tengtrisorn1, A A McNab, J E Elder. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Hyperaesthesia involving the infra-orbital nerve is rarely associated with orbital floor fracture. METHODS: An 11-year-old boy and a 34-year-old man had persistent and severe hyperaesthesia in the distribution of the infra-orbital nerve 12 and 26 months, respectively, after blunt orbital trauma. RESULTS: Surgical decompression of the infra-orbital nerve resulted in rapid and complete resolution of the hyperaesthesia in both cases. CONCLUSION: Persistent hyperaesthesia of the infra-orbital nerve is another indication for exploration of the orbital floor following blunt orbital trauma.
BACKGROUND: Hyperaesthesia involving the infra-orbital nerve is rarely associated with orbital floor fracture. METHODS: An 11-year-old boy and a 34-year-old man had persistent and severe hyperaesthesia in the distribution of the infra-orbital nerve 12 and 26 months, respectively, after blunt orbital trauma. RESULTS: Surgical decompression of the infra-orbital nerve resulted in rapid and complete resolution of the hyperaesthesia in both cases. CONCLUSION: Persistent hyperaesthesia of the infra-orbital nerve is another indication for exploration of the orbital floor following blunt orbital trauma.