Conservative treatment of vertical diplopia in a patient with silent sinus syndrome

Publication

Conservative treatment of vertical diplopia in a patient with silent sinus syndrome

Journal Paper/Review - Jul 1, 2003

Iseli Hans Peter, Hafezi Farhad, Mojon Daniel

Citation

Iseli H, Hafezi F, Mojon D. Conservative treatment of vertical diplopia in a patient with silent sinus syndrome. Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift für Augenheilkunde 2003; 217:308-9.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift für Augenheilkunde 2003; 217

Publication Date

Jul 1, 2003

Issn Print

0030-3755

Pages

308-9

Brief description/objective

Silent sinus syndrome is a rare disease of the maxillary sinus characterized by bony absorption processes leading to progressive sinus wall thinning with consecutive enophthalmos and hypoglobus. It represents a benign cause of acquired enophthalmos and is often accompanied by painless vertical diplopia, the latter treated surgically in all cases published to date. We report a 56-year-old patient with silent sinus syndrome in whom vertical diplopia was treated with prisms showing that conservative treatment alone may, in mild cases, be an effective alternative to reconstructive surgery.