[Corneal abrasion after general anesthesia despite application of eye patches].
A 37-year-old man with exophthalmos underwent resection of the left apical peridontal cyst under general anesthesia. Eye patches (Opticlude) without adherence to epibulbar area were used during anesthesia and surgery. At the end of the surgery, his left eyelid was noted to be incompletely closed. His left bulbar conjunctiva showed marked conjestion with severe pain. Staining with fluorescein dye demonstrated corneal abrasion in the lower third of the left eye. The corneal abrasion healed in two days after topical treatment.
Shono
S
S
Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University.
Higa
K
K
Kawasaki
Y
Y
Yamanaka
A
A
Dan
K
K
D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D003560:Cysts / Q000601:surgery; D005135:Eye Protective Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D014092:Tooth Root