title: Permanent blindness following retrobulbar hemorrhage after peribulbar anesthesia for cataract surgery.
abstract: We present a case in which a modified peribulbar anesthesia, administered with a 24-gauge (0.55 x 25 mm) sharp, disposable needle, induced an orbital hemorrhage, resulting in complete and permanent loss of vision. To our knowledge, this is the first report of severe complications following a peribulbar block.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Kuopio University Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Puustjärvi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Purhonen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D005130:Eye Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D009915:Orbit