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The oculocardiac reflex in a congenitally anophthalmic child
Author(s) -
Ward B,
Bass S
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.00690.x
Subject(s) - oculocardiac reflex , medicine , reflex , enucleation , bradycardia , anesthesia , surgery , heart rate , blood pressure
We report a case of reflex bradycardia due to ophthalmic surgical stimulus in a congenitally anophthalmic child. Although the oculocardiac reflex has been previously reported from the empty orbit following enucleation, we are unaware of other cases involving a congenital absence of the globe.