Orbital swelling following peribulbar and sub-Tenon's anaesthesia

Eye

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 418-420

  Kumar, Chandra M ^a   Cowd, T C ^b   Dodds, C ^a   Boyce, R ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b North Riding Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Local anaesthesia; Orbital cellulitis; Orbital swelling; Peribulbar block; Proptosis; Sub Tenon's anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; AMOXICILLIN; CEFUROXIME; CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; HYALURONIDASE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; ORBIT DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERIBULBAR ANESTHESIA; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; VISCOCANALOSTOMY; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 2342484537     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6700673     Document Type: Article

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