Traumatic displacement of the globe into the ethmoid sinus

PURPOSE: To describe displacement of the globe into the ethmoid sinus after an orbital trauma, METHOD: Case report. A 58-year-old man sustained trauma of the left eye and orbit, which resulted in displacement of the globe into the ethmoid sinus. One day after injury, surgery was performed to restore the intact globe in to position within the orbit. RESULTS: After operation, the globe held in its anatomical site, and 10 mon ths after surgery the visual acuity was 20/100, slight pallor of the optic disk was present, and there was no limitation of the horizontal and vertica l ductions, CONCLUSIONS: To our knowledge, this is the first case of traumatic displace ment of the globe into the ethmoid sinus with satisfactory restoration of n ormal globe position and preservation of vision. (C) 2000 by Elsevier Scien ce Inc, All rights reserved.