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*Department of Anesthesia and
University of Toronto Hand Program, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Address correspondence to R. J. Sawyer, MB BCh, FRCA, Department of Anesthesia, Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 8DH, England. Address e-mail to rjsawyer1@ hotmail.com.
IMPLICATIONS: This case report describes an uncommon complication (blindness) occurring after an inadvertent overdosage of a frequently used local anesthetic (lidocaine) during a regional anesthetic procedure. The discussion focuses on the suspected pathophysiology of the blindness.
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