Treatment of Ocular Neuralgia After Refractive Surgery With Bilateral Orbital Steroid and Anesthetic Injections.
J Refract Surg
; 35(8): 534-537, 2019 Aug 01.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To describe a patient with chronic periocular pain after bilateral photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and ocular neuralgia that was controlled with regular orbital steroid and anesthetic injections.METHODS:
Case report.RESULTS:
A 21-year-old man presented 3 months following bilateral PRK surgery in severe bilateral orbital pain. Previous treatments included topical (artificial tears, corticosteroids, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs [NSAIDs) and oral (NSAIDs, opioids, and pregabalin) therapies with minimal pain relief. A bilateral orbital triamcinolone acetonide 40 mg/cc and 0.25% bupivacaine injection was done after a successful, diagnostic unilateral 0.25% bupivacaine injection. Following bilateral bupivacaine and triamcinolone acetonide injections, pain intensity improved from 7 of 9 to 1 of 3 out of 10. Repeat injections have been regularly performed over the past 3 years, allowing the patient to experience improved symptoms lasting from 4 to 9 months.CONCLUSIONS:
In this case, orbital nerve blocks provided relief and may be considered as a potential treatment for orbital neuralgia after refractive surgery. [J Refract Surg. 2019;35(8)534-537.].
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças Orbitárias
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Bupivacaína
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Triancinolona Acetonida
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Ceratectomia Fotorrefrativa
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Dor Ocular
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Glucocorticoides
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Anestésicos Locais
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Neuralgia
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article