Retinal surgery-induced trigeminal neuralgia
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Published on: July 5, 2011
Naima B Jacobs-El1, Saad Shaikh
1*Department of Ophthalmology, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia †Department of Medical Education, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, Florida ‡Department of Veterans Affairs, Orlando, Florida §Department of Ophthalmology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida ¶Department of Clinical Sciences, Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, Florida.
Purpose:
To report a case of trigeminal neuralgia after retinal surgery in a 72-year-old man.
Methods:
Case report.
Results:
A 72-year-old man developed severe postoperative pain after undergoing vitrectomy and endolaser therapy. The pain responded to neuroleptic medications once a diagnosis of trigeminal neuralgia was made.
Conclusion:
The authors report a case of trigeminal neuralgia developed after vitreoretinal surgery. Clinicians should consider trigeminal neuralgia in the differential diagnosis of atypical pain after retinal surgery.
