title: Retrobulbar hemorrhage after sub-Tenon's anesthesia.
abstract: We present a case of retrobulbar hemorrhage from uneventful, infranasal, sub-Tenon's anesthesia before cataract surgery. To our knowledge, this is the first report of such a complication.
authors.affiliation: Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom. imran1973@tiscali.co.uk
authors.forename: Imran
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: Sajid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ataullah
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003238:Connective Tissue; D005205:Fascia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019654:Lens Implantation, Intraocular; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D011318:Prilocaine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019315:Retrobulbar Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D011318:Prilocaine