Temporary bilateral blindness after acute lidocaine toxicity.

Sawyer, R J; von Schroeder, H · Anesth Analg · 2002

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

This case report describes an uncommon complication (blindness) occurring after an inadvertent overdosage of a frequently used local anesthetic (lidocaine) during a regional anesthetic procedure. The discussion focuses on the suspected pathophysiology of the blindness.

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