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- Title
Loss of reflex tearing after maxillary orthognathic surgery: a report of two cases.
- Authors
Kang, Sunah; Jang, Sun Young; Lee, Areum; Jang, Jae Woo
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Few reports have described the ophthalmic complications that occur after maxillary orthognathic surgery. Since cases of decreased reflex tearing after maxillary orthognathic surgery are extremely rare, we describe 2 cases of loss of reflex tearing after maxillary orthognathic surgery.<bold>Case Presentation: </bold>Two Asian women, an 18-year-old and a 32-year-old, suffered from unilateral dryness and irritation caused by maxillary orthognathic surgery. In both patients, Schirmer test (II) showed reduced reflex tearing in 1 eye. Computed tomography showed that the pterygoid plate had been fractured in both patients.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>The pterygopalatine ganglion and its associated fibers in the pterygopalatine fossa may be injured during Le Fort osteotomy.
- Publication
BMC Ophthalmology, 2014, Vol 14, Issue 1, p37
- ISSN
1471-2415
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/1471-2415-14-37