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Purtscher-like retinopathy after uncomplicated administration of retrobulbar anesthesia
1Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison 53792-3220, USA.
American Journal of Ophthalmology
|December 31, 1997
Abstract
Purpose:
To report a case of Purtscher-like retinopathy after administration of retrobulbar anesthesia for an otherwise uncomplicated cataract extraction.
Method:
Case report.
Results:
After cataract surgery with retrobulbar anesthesia, the patient followed a typical course of Purtscher-like retinopathy with an initial severe loss of vision followed by a gradual and nearly complete improvement in visual function.
Conclusions:
Purtscher-like retinopathy is uncommon after administration of retrobulbar anesthesia but had the same clinical course as other causes of this disorder.