Benatar-Haserfaty J, Mariscal-Ortega A, Candela-Toha A M, Puig-Flores J A
Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid.
Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim. 1997 Aug-Sep;44(7):287-9.
We report two cases of acute pulmonary edema occurring in healthy patients during vitreoretinal surgery. The adverse systemic effects of conjunctival phenylephrine are discussed, along with constraints on its clinical use and the concentration that should be used.