Purtscher-like retinopathy: A rare complication of peribulbar anesthesia |
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| Authors: | Siddharth Narendran V R Saravanan Merlyn Pereira |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Vitreo-Retinal, Aravind Eye Hospital and Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Abstract: | Purtscher and Purtscher-like retinopathy is a distinctive retinal syndrome characterized by ischemic retinal whitening in a peripapillary pattern. We report a case of Purtscher-like retinopathy in a healthy 64-year-old man after a routine peribulbar anesthetic injection for cataract surgery. Although peribulbar anesthesia is considered to be a safer alternative to retrobulbar anesthesia, it has been associated with unusual but grave complications including central retinal artery occlusion. |
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| Keywords: | Cataract surgery peribulbar anesthesia Purtscher-like retinopathy |
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