An anatomically based approach to intralesional corticosteroid injection for eyelid capillary hemangiomas.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE

To describe a corticosteroid injection technique for eyelid capillary hemangiomas that minimizes the risk of a central retinal artery occlusion and is based on anatomic, physiologic, and pharmacologic rationales.

PATIENTS AND METHODS

In this retrospective, non-comparative, interventional case series, the medical records of 50 eyes of 50 patients over a 10-year period were reviewed for retinal complications associated with the described injection technique.

RESULTS

Ophthalmoscopy showed no retinal complications in the 50 eyes treated with this injection technique.

CONCLUSION

The risk of central retinal artery occlusion from retrograde embolization can be minimized by using an anatomically based injection technique that prevents canalization of an artery and avoids injection pressures exceeding the mean systemic arterial pressure.