Optic atrophy after irrigation of the lacrimal ducts with chloramphenicol
Rothkoff, L.; Biedner, B.; Shoham, K.; Blumenthal, M.
Annals of Ophthalmology 11(1): 105-106
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-4886 PMID: 420471 Document Number: 142882
A case is presented of permanent visual loss and optic atrophy following irrigation of the lower canaliculus after probing, with a 20% solution of chloramphenicol. A false passage had apparently been created allowing the solution to gain access to the orbital tissues. The ensuing orbital edema probably caused a central retinal artery occlusion. This is a previously unreported complication of a common ophthalmologic procedure.