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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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Choroidal neovascularization secondary to ocular penetration during retrobulbar anesthesia and its treatment
Seyhan Dikci, Turgut Yılmaz, Zarife Ekici Gök, Soner Demirel, Oğuzhan Genç
Department of Ophthalmology, İnönü University Turgut Özal Medical Center, Malatya, Turkey
Correspondence Address:
Seyhan Dikci
Department of Ophthalmology, Inonu University Turgut Ozal Medical Center, Malatya
Turkey
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DOI: 10.4103/0974-620X.200695
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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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