?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Transient+loss+of+power+of+accommodation+in+1+eye+following+inferior+alveolar+nerve+block%3A+report+of+2+cases&rft.creator=Ngeow%2C+Dr.+W.C.&rft.creator=Shim%2C+C.+K.&rft.creator=Chai%2C+W.+L.&rft.subject=JOURNALS&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Unintended+intravascular+injection+from+inferior+alveolar+nerve+blocks+can+result+in+frustrating+distant+complications+affecting+such+structures+as+the+middle+ear+and+eyes.+Possible+complications+affecting+the+eyes+include+blurring+of+vision%2C+diplopia%2C+mydriasis%2C+palpebral+ptosis+and+amaurosis+(+temporary+or+permanent).+In+this+article%2C+we+present+a+complication+that+has+been+reported+only+rarely.+Two+patients+developed+transient+loss+of+power+of+accommodation+of+the+eye+resulting+in+blurred+vision+after+routine+inferior+alveolar+nerve+blocks+on+the+ipsilateral+side.+Clear+vision+returned+within+10+-+15+minutes+after+completion+of+the+blocks.+The+possible+explanation+for+this+phenomenon+is+accidental+injection+into+the+neurovascular+bundle+of+local+anesthetic+agents%2C+which+were+carried+via+the+blood+to+the+orbital+region.+This+resulted+in+paralysis+of+a+branch+of+cranial+nerve+III%2C+the+short+ciliary+nerves+that+innervate+the+ciliary+muscle%2C+which+controls+accommodation.&rft.publisher=CANADIAN+DENTAL+ASSOC%2C+1815+ALTA+VISTA+DRIVE%2C+OTTAWA%2C+ON+K1G+3Y6%2C+CANADA&rft.date=2006-12&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8173%2F1%2FTransient%2520loss%2520of%2520power%2520of%2520accommodation%2520in%25201%2520eye%2520following%2520inferior%2520alveolar%2520nerve%2520block%2520Report%2520of%25202%2520cases.pdf&rft.identifier=++Ngeow%2C+Dr.+W.C.+and+Shim%2C+C.+K.+and+Chai%2C+W.+L.++(2006)+Transient+loss+of+power+of+accommodation+in+1+eye+following+inferior+alveolar+nerve+block%3A+report+of+2+cases.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8173%2F