Purtscher-like retinopathy: A rare complication of peribulbar anesthesia
Purtscher and Purtscher-like retinopathy is a distinctive retinal syndrome characterized by ischemic retinal whitening in a peripapillary pattern. We report a case of Purtscher-like retinopathy in a healthy 64-year-old man after a routine peribulbar anesthetic injection for cataract surgery. Althoug...
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| author | Siddharth Narendran V R Saravanan Merlyn Pereira |
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| description | Purtscher and Purtscher-like retinopathy is a distinctive retinal syndrome characterized by ischemic retinal whitening in a peripapillary pattern. We report a case of Purtscher-like retinopathy in a healthy 64-year-old man after a routine peribulbar anesthetic injection for cataract surgery. Although peribulbar anesthesia is considered to be a safer alternative to retrobulbar anesthesia, it has been associated with unusual but grave complications including central retinal artery occlusion. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-924756ac63ff47329fbde34e12511cad2022-12-21T19:27:50ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Ophthalmology0301-47381998-36892016-01-0164646446610.4103/0301-4738.187679Purtscher-like retinopathy: A rare complication of peribulbar anesthesiaSiddharth NarendranV R SaravananMerlyn PereiraPurtscher and Purtscher-like retinopathy is a distinctive retinal syndrome characterized by ischemic retinal whitening in a peripapillary pattern. We report a case of Purtscher-like retinopathy in a healthy 64-year-old man after a routine peribulbar anesthetic injection for cataract surgery. Although peribulbar anesthesia is considered to be a safer alternative to retrobulbar anesthesia, it has been associated with unusual but grave complications including central retinal artery occlusion.http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2016;volume=64;issue=6;spage=464;epage=466;aulast=NarendranCataract surgeryperibulbar anesthesiaPurtscher-like retinopathy |
| spellingShingle | Siddharth Narendran V R Saravanan Merlyn Pereira Purtscher-like retinopathy: A rare complication of peribulbar anesthesia Indian Journal of Ophthalmology Cataract surgery peribulbar anesthesia Purtscher-like retinopathy |
| title | Purtscher-like retinopathy: A rare complication of peribulbar anesthesia |
| title_full | Purtscher-like retinopathy: A rare complication of peribulbar anesthesia |
| title_fullStr | Purtscher-like retinopathy: A rare complication of peribulbar anesthesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Purtscher-like retinopathy: A rare complication of peribulbar anesthesia |
| title_short | Purtscher-like retinopathy: A rare complication of peribulbar anesthesia |
| title_sort | purtscher like retinopathy a rare complication of peribulbar anesthesia |
| topic | Cataract surgery peribulbar anesthesia Purtscher-like retinopathy |
| url | http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2016;volume=64;issue=6;spage=464;epage=466;aulast=Narendran |
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