Abstract
Retrobulbar anesthesia is still used before ocular surgery; however, it has various complications including ocular penetration. The penetration/perforation of the globe can cause complications such as endophthalmitis, retinal detachment, and scotoma. Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is rarely seen, following choroidal rupture in penetrating eye injuries. Here, we present a patient who underwent a pars plana vitrectomy for vitreous hemorrhage secondary to ocular penetration during a retrobulbar injection for cataract surgery. This patient later developed CNV at the penetration site during follow-up. Physicians should remember that CNV can occur as an unusual late complication of ocular penetration during retrobulbar anesthesia.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.4103/0974-620x.200695
- Journal
- Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 10(1), 44-46
- Publisher
- Medknow Publications
- Open access
- Gold open access
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APA 7
Dikci, S., Yılmaz, T., Gök, Z. E., Demirel, S., & Genç, O. (2017). Choroidal neovascularization secondary to ocular penetration during retrobulbar anesthesia and its treatment. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 10(1), 44-46. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620x.200695
MLA 9
Dikci, Seyhan, et al. "Choroidal neovascularization secondary to ocular penetration during retrobulbar anesthesia and its treatment." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 10, no. 1, 2017, pp. 44-46. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620x.200695.
Chicago (author–date)
Dikci, Seyhan, Turgut Yılmaz, Zarife Ekici Gök, Soner Demirel, and Oğuzhan Genç. 2017. "Choroidal neovascularization secondary to ocular penetration during retrobulbar anesthesia and its treatment." Oman Journal of Ophthalmology 10 (1): 44-46. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-620x.200695.
Harvard
Dikci, S., Yılmaz, T., Gök, Z. E., Demirel, S. and Genç, O. (2017) 'Choroidal neovascularization secondary to ocular penetration during retrobulbar anesthesia and its treatment', Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 10(1), pp. 44-46. doi:10.4103/0974-620x.200695.
Vancouver
Dikci S, Yılmaz T, Gök ZE, Demirel S, Genç O. Choroidal neovascularization secondary to ocular penetration during retrobulbar anesthesia and its treatment. Oman Journal of Ophthalmology. 2017;10(1):44-46. doi:10.4103/0974-620x.200695
IEEE
S. Dikci, T. Yılmaz, Z. E. Gök, S. Demirel, and O. Genç, "Choroidal neovascularization secondary to ocular penetration during retrobulbar anesthesia and its treatment," Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 44-46, 2017, doi: 10.4103/0974-620x.200695.