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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Inverted ILM Flap for a Needle Injury to the Macula after Peribulbar Anaesthesia: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Alessandra Scampoli, Lorenzo Governatori, Patrizio Bernardinelli, Stefano Maria Picardi, Carola Culiersi, Tomaso Caporossi

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Article in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Alessandra ScampoliVitreoretinal Surgery Unit, Fatebenefratelli Isola Tiberina-Gemelli Isola Hospital, 00186 Rome, Italy.
Lorenzo GovernatoriVitreoretinal Surgery Unit, Fatebenefratelli Isola Tiberina-Gemelli Isola Hospital, 00186 Rome, Italy.
Patrizio BernardinelliCatholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8332-3301
Stefano Maria PicardiOphthalmology Unit, ASST Melegnano e Della Martesana, 20070 Vizzolo Predabissi, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0867-6411
Carola CuliersiCatholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Tomaso CaporossiVitreoretinal Surgery Unit, Fatebenefratelli Isola Tiberina-Gemelli Isola Hospital, 00186 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6902-2983
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore · ITFatebenefratelli Hospital · ITASST Melegnano e della Martesana · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Globe perforation following peribulbar anesthetic injection is a rare but dreaded complication that often results in poor visual outcomes. This case report is on a female patient who sustained vitreous hemorrhage, retinal detachment, and macular breaks due to a peribulbar block administered in the setting of cataract extraction. The retina was repaired with pars plana vitrectomy, endolaser of the peripheral retinal break only, and an internal limiting membrane inverted flap for the macular breaks to avoid the endolaser on the macular area, achieving stable visual outcomes. The authors discussed various modes of local anesthesia for vitreoretinal surgery, risks for globe perforations, and how to approach retinal detachment secondary to needle perforations, which are complex cases at high risk for proliferative vitreoretinopathy. Early recognition and intervention in eyes with an inadvertent perforation can lead to a good outcome. Eyes with a longer axial length, superior, and multiple perforations are at higher risk of developing complications such as retinal detachment and vitreous hemorrhage. Complications such as retinal detachment, macular injury, and vascular occlusion are risk factors for poor prognosis.

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inverted flapmacular breakneedle injuryocular perforationperibulbar anesthesiarhegmatogenous retinal detachmentvitrectomyvitreoretinal surgeryvitreous hemorrhage

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PMID37374172
PMCPMC10303661
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