Retrobulbar anesthesia and retinal vascular obstruction.
Publication/Presentation Date
4-1-1983
Abstract
The cases of three patients who developed combined central retinal artery/vein obstruction secondary to retrobulbar anesthesia are presented. In one case the obstruction was presumably present immediately after surgery, while in the other two it was observed to evolve over a period of several days. A dilated optic nerve sheath was demonstrated by contact B-scan ultrasonography in two cases and by computerized tomography in the third case, suggesting intravaginal sheath hemorrhage as a common underlying pathophysiologic process. Partial return of vision was evident in the latter case following orbitotomy with optic nerve sheath decompression.
Volume
90
Issue
4
First Page
373
Last Page
377
ISSN
0161-6420
Published In/Presented At
Sullivan, K. L., Brown, G. C., Forman, A. R., Sergott, R. C., & Flanagan, J. C. (1983). Retrobulbar anesthesia and retinal vascular obstruction. Ophthalmology, 90(4), 373–377. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0161-6420(83)34547-4
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
6877771
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article