Literature DB >> 3408080

Amaurosis and atrophy of the optic nerve: an unusual complication of mandibular-nerve anesthesia.

L Tomazzoli-Gerosa1, G Marchini, A Monaco.   

Abstract

We report a case of a young woman who, as a result of local anesthesia by mandibular nerve block, suffered sudden, permanent loss of ipsilateral vision with subsequent atrophy of the optic nerve. Possible causes of this rare complication are discussed.

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Year:  1988        PMID： 3408080

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Ann Ophthalmol        ISSN： 0003-4886


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1.  Summary of the scientific literature for pain and anxiety control in dentistry.

Authors:  L C Hassett
Journal:  Anesth Prog       Date:  1989 May-Jun

2.  Temporary Blindness after Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block.

Authors:  Animesh Barodiya; Rishi Thukral; Shaila Mahendra Agrawal; Anshul Rai; Siddharth Singh
Journal:  J Clin Diagn Res       Date:  2017-03-01

Review 3.  Etiology and Pathophysiological Pathways of Ocular Complications Associated with Local Dental Anesthesia and Odontogenic Infections: A Systematic Review.

Authors:  Ajit Joshi; Anuj Jain; Monica Mahajan Chimote
Journal:  J Maxillofac Oral Surg       Date:  2022-04-16

4.  Myths and misconceptions in general public toward ocular complications followed by the removal of upper teeth.

Authors:  Ujwala Rohan Newadkar; Lalit Chaudhari; Yogita Khalekar
Journal:  J Family Med Prim Care       Date:  2016 Oct-Dec

5.  Knowledge and attitude of dental surgeons in India toward ocular complications of intra-oral local anesthesia.

Authors:  Kavitha Patil; Vinod Kumar; Karishma Munoli
Journal:  J Nat Sci Biol Med       Date:  2015 Jul-Dec
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