Cranial nerve palsy following retrobulbar anaesthesia SIR, Retrobulbar injection of anaesthetic agents is seldom associated with serious sequelae. Complications such as retrobulbar haemorrhage, central retinal artery occlusion, scleral perforation, grand mal seizures, and cardiopulmonary arrest have, however, been described. We wish to report an additional complication of retrobulbar anaesthesia: temporary contralateral second and third cranial nerve dysfunction accompanied by a depressed sensorium.
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