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Abstract #54463 Published in IGR 15-3
Unilateral permanent loss of vision after nefopam administration
Corbonnois G; Iohom G; Lazarescu C; Hubert I; Bouaziz HAnnales françaises d'anesthèsie et de rèanimation 2013; 32: e113-e115
Acute glaucoma angle closure is a rare complication of anaesthesia and multimodal analgesia. However it is a medical emergency, hence any delay in its treatment may have catastrophic consequences. We present a case of postoperative glaucoma, which had evolved to permanent blindness. We also reviewed the French pharmacovigilance database between 1996 and 2006 and found four other cases of acute glaucoma angle closure in postoperative period possibly related to the administration of nefopam.
Department of anaesthesia and intensive care medicine, hospital university of Nancy, 29, avenue du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny, 54035 Nancy, France.
Full articleClassification:
12.17 Anesthesia (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment)
9.3.1 Acute primary angle closure glaucoma (pupillary block) (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.3 Primary angle closure glaucomas)
1.5 Glaucomas as cause of blindness (Part of: 1 General aspects)
