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PurposeTo report two cases of retinal vascular occlusion and associated subconjunctival hemorrhage in needle optic nerve injury during local bulbar anesthesia.MethodsSurgical records of these two subjects who presented with acute… Click to show full abstract
PurposeTo report two cases of retinal vascular occlusion and associated subconjunctival hemorrhage in needle optic nerve injury during local bulbar anesthesia.MethodsSurgical records of these two subjects who presented with acute vision loss after cataract extraction were studied, and systemic workup and ocular imaging were carried out to establish the cause.ResultsComputerized tomography showed evidence of optic nerve injury.ConclusionSubconjunctival hemorrhage could be an associated clinical finding in hypodermic needle injury-related retinal vascular occlusion during ocular anesthesia.
Journal Title: International Ophthalmology
Year Published: 2017
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