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Scleral perforation is a recognised but uncommon complication of retrobulbar and peribulbar anaesthesia; most of the reported cases have required further intervention. We report 5 cases from our department that occurred between October 1991 and June 1992. Surgery was performed in all 5 cases without complications. Vitreous haemorrhage was noted on the first post-operative day in all patients; none of the patients required further intervention. Four of 5 patients achieved a final visual acuity of 6/9 and the fifth case was an amblyopic eye with a final acuity of 6/18.
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Mount, A., Seward, H. Scleral perforations during peribulbar anaesthesia. Eye 7, 766–767 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1993.179
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