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Multiple branch retinal artery occlusions following the new facial cosmetic filler (Poly-D, L-lactic Acid) injection a case report.

I WangHui-Ju LinYi-Yu TsaiWen-Lu ChenChun-Ju LinSan-Ni ChenMing-Chieh HsiehChi-Fong LinPeng-Tai Tien
Published in: BMC ophthalmology (2023)
Although safety of PDLLA was evaluated in animal studies and in 16,000 human cases, it could still cause rare but devastating retinal artery occlusion as in the present case. Proper and immediate therapies could still improve patient's vision and scotoma. Surgeons should keep in mind the possibility of iatrogenic filler-related retinal artery occlusion.
Keyphrases
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