Ophthalmic complications of amniocentesis

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G NaylorH E Willshaw

Abstract

Reports of ocular damage from amniocentesis needles are rare. We report four cases of ocular perforation in which an amniocentesis needle may have been the cause and a proven case of central nervous system perforation during amniocentesis which resulted in hemianopia and gaze palsy. Ocular damage during amniocentesis may be commoner than the paucity of reports would suggest, and should be considered in all cases of congenital ocular conditions.

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