Bruno B Ribeiro » Inadvert globe perfuration after peribulbar block

Mar 13 2025 by Bruno B Ribeiro

Fundus photograph of a 74-year-old woman who underwent pars plana vitrectomy OS due to rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. A horseshoe retinal tear can be seen at 5h. Intraoperative evaluation revealed a chorioretinal scar with the shape of the needle track at the same location. Despite rare, globe perfuration after peri or retrobulbar block may happen, even by the most experienced anesthesiologist.

Photographer: Bruno Barbosa Ribeiro, Angelina Meireles

Imaging device: Optos California

Condition/keywords: hemmorhage

Mar 13 2025 by Bruno B Ribeiro

Fundus photograph of a 74-year-old woman who underwent pars plana vitrectomy OS due to rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. A horseshoe retinal tear can be seen at 5h. Intraoperative evaluation revealed a chorioretinal scar with the shape of the needle track at the same location. Despite rare, globe perfuration after peri or retrobulbar block may happen, even by the most experienced anesthesiologist.

Photographer: Bruno Barbosa Ribeiro, Angelina Meireles

Imaging device: Optos California

Condition/keywords: retinal detachment