Mehmet Demir Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Ophthalmology, Eye disorders
Department of Ophtyhalmology, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Eye Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey
Mehmet Demir is from Department of Ophthalmology, Sisli Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Eye Clinic, Istanbul, Turkey, Mehmet Demir research interests reflect in his wide range of publications in various national and international journals.
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Author(s): Mehmet Demir
Inadvertent scleral perforation during cataract surgery is not a common but a serious complication of retrobulbar anesthesia. The majority of cataract surgeries in adults is performed under retrobulber, peribulbar or topical anesthesia. The high myopia is a risk factor for scleral perforation during peribulbar or retrobulbar anesthesia. In this case sclera was perforated during retrobulbar anesthesia and we present management and follow-up from baseline to 41 months.
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