J Korean Assoc Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg.  2000 May;22(3):356-359.

Traumatic Superior orbital fissure syndrome complicating fractures of the facial skeleton: Report of a Case

• Kim SG

Abstract

Superior orbital fissure syndrome is characterized by ophthalmoplegia, ptosis of the eye, reflex dilation of the pupil, and anesthesia of the upper eyelid and forehead. This syndrome may be the result of craniofacial fractures as well as neoplasms of the retrobulbar space, hematomas in the orbital muscle cone and retrobulbar space, and hematoma and infection of the cavernous sinus. A case of superior orbital fissure syndrome is described.

Keyword

superior orbital fissure syndrome; craniofacial fracture

MeSH Terms

Anesthesia
Cavernous Sinus
Eyelids
Forehead
Hematoma
Ophthalmoplegia
Orbit*
Pupil
Reflex
Skeleton*