Inadvertent ocular perforation during lid anesthesia for hordeolum removal.

Jun Heon Kim, Sun Mo Yang, Hyo Myung Kim, Jaeryung Oh

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Abstract

PURPOSE: Ocular perforation during lid anesthesia is rarely reported. We describe here a case of inadvertent corneal perforation and traumatic cataract that occurred during lid anesthesia in a procedure for hordeolum removal. METHODS: A 33-year-old woman presented with a sudden visual loss of her left eye. She had undergone hordeolum removal the day before at a local clinic. On ophthalmologic examination, the cornea was perforated and the lens cortex was extruded into the anterior chamber. After cataract removal and IOL implantation, antibiotics were injected into the vitreous. RESULTS: Her final visual acuity of the left eye was 20/20. Postoperative specular microscopic examination revealed a normal-range endothelial cell count, coefficient of variation, and hexagonality despite the intracameral lidocaine injection. CONCLUSIONS: Anesthetic injection of an infected lid should be done with great caution. Although there are possibilities of corneal endothelial toxicity and endophthalmitis in case of intracameral lidocaine injection through the infected lid, yet proper management may save the patient's vision without complications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)199-200
Number of pages2
JournalKorean journal of ophthalmology : KJO
Volume20
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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