Mechanisms and Treatment of Extruding Intraconal Implants

To investigate the initial features and treatment of 26 consecutive patients referred with extruding orbital implants between January 1991 and December 2004.Retrospective medical record review recording the reason for enucleation, primary implant type, infection when initially seen, time to implant exposure, location of conjunctival defect, and time to surgical revision.Of the 26 eyes, 16 (62%) were removed after trauma, 3 (12%) because of...