Transient uniocular blindness after dental extraction under general anaesthetic.
A 14-year-old boy suffered transient uniocular blindness after extraction of four permanent first molar teeth under general anaesthetic. We discuss the theoretical basis for ocular vasospasm secondary to the minor trauma of dental extraction being relayed to the orbit.
Malden
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Oral Surgery Department, Edinburgh Dental Hospital.
Kaye-Wilson
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Hudson
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Valentine
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D000293:Adolescent; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008963:Molar / Q000601:surgery; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion / Q000209:etiology*; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*