Abstract:
Purpose: To know the incidence of retrobulbar haemorrhage associated with peribulbar anesthesia in cataract surgery patients.
Materials and Methods: A retrospective study involving 170 patients from February 2020 to March 2020 undergoing cataract surgery were included in the study.
Results: 2(1.17%) cases presented with retro-bulbar haemorrhage out of 170 cases.
Conclusion: Retro-bulbar haemorrhage, a complication associated with peribulbar anesthesia requires diagnosis and early treatment to avoid complications, aborting and postponing the surgery is mandatory.
Anneshi RC, Sandhya R, K Kanthamani. Retrobulbar haemorrhage: A complication of peribulbar anesthesia in patient undergoing cataract surgery. Int. J. Ophthalmol. Sci. 2020;2(1):07-08.