[Occlusion of the central retinal vein in a 6-month pregnant woman]. / Occlusion du tronc de la veine centrale de la rétine chez une femme enceinte au 6e mois.

The authors report the case of 27-year old woman who was 6 months pregnant (second pregnancy, first parity) and presented an occlusion of the central retinal vein. The etiological investigation revealed impaired fibrinolysis after venous stasis. The clinical course including evolution and therapy was stressed. The role of pregnancy as a supplementary risk factor by haemorrheological mechanism was suggested.

[Episcleral single injection anesthesia in the caruncle for cataract surgery: report of 350 cases]. / L'anesthésie épisclérale en injection unique à la caroncule dans la chirurgie de la cataracte: expérience de 350 cas.

Episcleral single injection anesthesia in the caruncle ovoïds the rare but potentially dangerous complications and incidents of classic local anesthesia. Excellent motor and sensory block is obtained with a single injection in the anatomic marks are well defined. We have practiced this technique since February 1999 for cataract surgery in 350 cases. The different surgical techniques used were manual extracapsular extraction in 52% of cases, phacosection through tunnel incision in 38%, and phacoemulsification in 10%. Our preliminary results show good acceptance of the episcleral anesthesia for both patients and surgeons. Because it is effective and safe, this anaesthtic technique may be an alternative to classic anesthetic techniques in all cases where topical anesthesia is not indicated.