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Transient oblong anisocoria and orbital surgery
Isak A Goodwin1, Mitchell A Stotland
1General Surgery, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA.
The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
|November 17, 2012
Summary
A rare case of transient segmental anisocoria during orbital surgery was observed. This phenomenon, linked to lidocaine pharmacokinetics, highlights iris anatomy and physiology during eyelid and orbital procedures.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Neurosurgery
- Pharmacology
Background:
- Transient segmental anisocoria is a rare, previously undescribed phenomenon.
- Orbital surgery involves delicate anatomical structures and anesthetic agents like lidocaine.
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