Abstract |
We report the case of a 72-year-old woman who experienced transient complete visual loss and a partial third nerve palsy in 1 eye following cataract surgery under local anesthesia in the fellow eye. Symptoms and signs were determined to result from the administration of a peribulbar block, which was presumably associated with ipsilateral transoptic nerve sheath spread. We believe this is the first report of contralateral amaurosis and oculomotor nerve palsy following peribulbar anesthesia.
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Authors | Matthew Krilis, Alina Zeldovich, Raymond Garrick, Ivan Goldberg |
Journal | Journal of cataract and refractive surgery
(J Cataract Refract Surg)
Vol. 39
Issue 1
Pg. 132-133
(Jan 2013)
ISSN: 1873-4502 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 23245365
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2013. Published by Elsevier Inc. |
Chemical References |
- Amides
- Anesthetics, Local
- Ropivacaine
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Topics |
- Aged
- Amides
(administration & dosage)
- Anesthesia, Local
(adverse effects)
- Anesthetics, Local
(administration & dosage)
- Blindness
(etiology, physiopathology)
- Cataract Extraction
- Female
- Functional Laterality
- Humans
- Oculomotor Nerve Diseases
(etiology, physiopathology)
- Orbit
- Ropivacaine
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