[Development of neuroparalytic keratitis after retrobulbar administration of trimecaine]

The blood flow in the iris vessels slowed down and the vessel permeability increased early after a retrobulbar injection of trimecaine, a local anesthetic, this resulting in the development of tissue edema. Two days later neuroparalytic keratitis developed. The authors suppose that early vascular disorders resultant from blocking of the sensitive nerves are among the causes responsible for later changes in the corneal trophics.