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Case Reports
. 2002 Mar;28(3):562-5.
doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(01)01075-6.

Inadvertent ocular perforation and intravitreal injection of an anesthetic agent during retrobulbar injection

Azfar C Wadood  1 , Baljeen Dhillon, Jaswinder Singh
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Case Reports

Inadvertent ocular perforation and intravitreal injection of an anesthetic agent during retrobulbar injection

Azfar C Wadood et al. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2002 Mar.

Abstract

We report the clinical management of a patient who sustained scleral perforation and intraocular injection of local anesthetic agent during retrobulbar block. We discuss the management options for this rare complication of local anesthesia in cataract surgery.

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