Intraocular hemorrhage associated with dental implant surgery.
OBJECTIVE
To report a complication of dental implant surgery.


METHODS
We examined a 44-year-old man with systemic hypertension who reported sudden loss of the central visual field in one eye that occurred during maxillar dental implant surgery.


RESULTS
Subretinal, intraretinal, and intravitreal hemorrhages in the right eye were present on initial examination. Intraocular hemorrhage may have been caused by a Valsalva maneuver in combination with a rise of systemic blood pressure during treatment.


CONCLUSIONS
Intraocular hemorrhages may occur as a complication of dental implant surgery.
Krepler
K
K
University Clinic of Ophthalmology, Vienna General Hospital, Austria.
Wedrich
A
A
Schranz
R
R
D000328:Adult; D015921:Dental Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D012166:Retinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014636:Valsalva Maneuver; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014794:Visual Fields; D014821:Vitrectomy; D014823:Vitreous Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
D015921:Dental Implants