A Case of Subconjunctival Foreign Body Migration after Collagen-Containing Filler Injection.

Koo, Nam Kyun; Kim, Yu Cheol; Kim, Kwang Soo

doi:2012.53.4.588

J Korean Ophthalmol Soc > Volume 53(4); 2012 > Article

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 2012;53(4):588-591.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3341/jkos.2012.53.4.588 Published online April 15, 2012.

A Case of Subconjunctival Foreign Body Migration after Collagen-Containing Filler Injection.

Nam Kyun Koo, Yu Cheol Kim, Kwang Soo Kim

¹Department of Ophthalmology, Dongkang Hospital, Ulsan, Korea.
²Department of Ophthalmology, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. kimks@dsmc.or.kr

콜라겐 함유 피부주입물 주사 후 발생한 결막하 이물 침착 1예

구남균¹⋅김유철²⋅김광수²

Department of Ophthalmology, Dongkang Hospital¹, Ulsan, Korea Department of Ophthalmology, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University College of Medicine², Daegu, Korea

Abstract

PURPOSE
To report a case of subconjunctival foreign body migration in both eyes after collagen-containing filler injection. CASE SUMMARY: A 51-year-old female, who had been treated with collagen-containing filler in her eyelid, nose, and forehead for cosmetic complaints four months earlier, presented to our clinic with decreased visual acuity and foreign body sensation in both eyes. Slit lamp examination revealed moderate nucleosclerosis and subcapsular opacity in her crystalline lens, in addition to scattered subconjunctival foreign body infiltration in both eyes. Cataract extraction with posterior chamber lens implantation was performed, and the subconjunctival foreign body was also partially removed. Biopsy of the remaining foreign body was performed, and examination revealed foreign material and multivacuolated cells in the conjunctiva. CONCLUSIONS: Clinicians and patients should be aware of the risk of migration of collagen-containing filler inject at or near the eyelid, to the eyeball, including the conjunctiva.

Key Words: Collagen;Conjunctiva;Migration