Abstract
Ophthalmological complications are infrequent problems due to dental local anaesthesia, diplopia being the most common among them. The intravascular injection of anaesthetic,since the cause of the problem and therefore it should be avoided inorder to prevent accidents at ocular level.1Ophthalmologic complicationstake place as a result of maxillary andor mandibular injections.2,3 The most commonly encountered complications affecting the eyes including blurring of vision, diplopia, mydriasis, palpebral ptosis andamaurosis(temporary or permanent).4,5 The dentist should be aware of these complications to avoid being perplexed by this unexpected circumstance, thus adversely affecting the doctor- patient trust.6Herewith we discuss the association between the ocular side effects and dental local anesthesia.
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