Abstract

ASENSIO SANCHEZ, VM; NARROS GIMENEZ, A  and  CARRASCO, E. Progression of thyroid orbit disease after  retrobulbar anesthesia. Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol [online]. 2004, vol.79, n.11, pp.561-563. ISSN 0365-6691.

Case report: We present a 71 year-old woman with good control of her eye disease who developed a severe Graves' ophthalmopathy after retrobulbar anesthesia for cataract surgery. Discussion: Local pressure in the retrobulbar compartment can cause the development of a severe ophthalmopathy in a patient with Graves' ophthalmopathy.

Keywords : Graves' ophthalmopathy; retrobulbar anesthesia; local trauma.