Central retinal artery occlusion following facial injection of hyaluronic acid.

Abstract

A 57-year-old woman with no premorbidities presented with symptoms of sudden painless vision loss in the right eye (RE). Best-corrected visual acuity in the RE was counting fingers to. A relative afferent pupillary defect was observed in the RE. Ocular fundus examination of RE was suggestive of central retinal artery occlusion. Systemic evaluation was normal. The most interesting fact in this case is that a hemorrhagic edema in the right glabellar region was the basis for the diagnostic suspicion. The patient recognized the loss of vision 24 h after hyaluronic acid injection as a facial rejuvenation treatment.

• Authors: V M Asensio-Sánchez
• Journal: Archivos de la Sociedad Espanola de Oftalmologia (Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol (Engl Ed)) Vol. 98 Issue 7 Pg. 410-412 (Jul 2023) ISSN: 2173-5794 [Electronic] Spain
• PMID: 37247664 (Publication Type: Case Reports)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2023 Sociedad Española de Oftalmología. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Hyaluronic Acid

Topics

• Female
• Humans
• Middle Aged
• Hyaluronic Acid (adverse effects)
• Retinal Artery Occlusion (chemically induced)
• Face
• Injections (adverse effects)
• Eye
• Blindness (chemically induced)