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Juvenile Angiofibroma and Eye

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Juvenile angiofibroma is a rare vascular hamartoma that often occurs in adolescent boys. The continuous growth of tumor can cause bone resorption and destruction of the medial orbital wall, optic canal, chiasmatic–sellar region, clivus, etc. In addition, juvenile angiofibroma may also invade the eye through the inferior orbital fissure. According to the abovementioned reasons, there are a series of eye symptoms and signs among which exophthalmos and ocular dysmotility are common. Optic nerve and chiasma compression result in visual acuity impairment, metamorphopsia, visual field defects, and even blindness. The compressed cavernous sinus could lead to tortuous retinal veins, retinal edema, and palpebral edema. Pressure over oculomotor, trochlear, and abducens nerve could induce paralysis of the corresponding extraocular muscles and presenting as strabismus.

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China, 350005

    Guoxing Xu MD & Yuanten Xu MD

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Port Moresby General Hospital and School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Papua New Guinea, Boroko Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

    Siba P. Dubey

  2. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Saarlands Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Saarland, Germany

    Bernhard Schick

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Xu, G., Xu, Y. (2017). Juvenile Angiofibroma and Eye. In: Dubey, S., Schick, B. (eds) Juvenile Angiofibroma. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45343-9_6

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