Local steroid therapy in adnexal hemangioma.

PubMed ID: 484996

Author(s): Kushner BJ. Local steroid therapy in adnexal hemangioma. Ann Ophthalmol. 1979 Jul;11(7):1005-9.

Journal: Annals Of Ophthalmology, Volume 11, Issue 7, Jul 1979

Hemangiomas of the eyelid and adnexa in infants may require treatment if they threaten to induce amblyopia or motility disturbances. Four cases are presented that were treated with local injection of corticosteroids. Three responded favorably. Advantages over other modes of treatment are discussed.