Gillow J T, Aggarwal R K, Kirkby G R
Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, UK.
Eye (Lond). 1996;10 ( Pt 5):533-6. doi: 10.1038/eye.1996.122.
Six cases of ocular perforation after peribulbar anaesthesia are reported. They were referred to our vitreoretinal unit from other hospitals over a 6 week period. Some recent reports of ocular perforation with peribulbar anaesthesia suggest a good prognosis. In this series all six required surgical intervention and most cases associated with a retinal detachment had a poor outcome. This study highlights the dangers of ocular perforation and emphasises the need for supervised training of peribulbar anaesthesia and early referral should ocular perforation occur.
