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Untreated Hemangioma of the Eyelid

Untreated Hemangioma of the Eyelid This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract To the Editor. —In reference to the letter by Robert H. Magnuson, MD, concerning the resolution of an untreated hemangioma, I would certainly agree that most hemangiomas around the face and eyes should be allowed to resolve without treatment, since the treatment may be more cosmetically damaging than the hemangioma. However, I would argue that one of the few cases in which the hemangioma should be treated would be in the case of the patient pictured, in which the vision in one eye is obstructed by the hemangioma. It would seem apparent from Fig 2 that the patient's eye is exotropic and likely to become more so with age. I also wonder what the visual acuity is in this eye and if it is not amblyopic.I strongly believe that a poorly seeing eye is too high a price to pay for a possible satisfactory cosmetic result and would urge http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Ophthalmology American Medical Association

Untreated Hemangioma of the Eyelid

Archives of Ophthalmology , Volume 94 (8) – Aug 1, 1976

Untreated Hemangioma of the Eyelid

Abstract

This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract To the Editor. —In reference to the letter by Robert H. Magnuson, MD, concerning the resolution of an untreated hemangioma, I would certainly agree that most hemangiomas around the face and eyes should be allowed to resolve without treatment, since the treatment may be more cosmetically damaging than the hemangioma. However, I would argue that...
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American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1976 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0003-9950
eISSN
1538-3687
DOI
10.1001/archopht.1976.03910040290029
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Abstract

This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract To the Editor. —In reference to the letter by Robert H. Magnuson, MD, concerning the resolution of an untreated hemangioma, I would certainly agree that most hemangiomas around the face and eyes should be allowed to resolve without treatment, since the treatment may be more cosmetically damaging than the hemangioma. However, I would argue that one of the few cases in which the hemangioma should be treated would be in the case of the patient pictured, in which the vision in one eye is obstructed by the hemangioma. It would seem apparent from Fig 2 that the patient's eye is exotropic and likely to become more so with age. I also wonder what the visual acuity is in this eye and if it is not amblyopic.I strongly believe that a poorly seeing eye is too high a price to pay for a possible satisfactory cosmetic result and would urge

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Archives of OphthalmologyAmerican Medical Association

Published: Aug 1, 1976

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