Definition of retrobulbar in English:
retrobulbar
adjective ˌrɛtrəʊˈbʌlbəˌretrōˈbəlbər
Anatomy Medicine Situated or occurring behind the eyeball.
Example sentencesExamples
- The benefits of using topical anesthesia outweigh the risks associated with general, retrobulbar, and peribulbar anesthesia.
- The most serious potential adverse effect of EMB is ocular toxicity manifested by optic or retrobulbar neuritis, which exists in two forms and may affect one or both eyes.
- In these cases, if the globe is proptotic and tense, the physician should suspect a retrobulbar hematoma.
- Patients can choose from several forms of anesthesia - general, retrobulbar, peribulbar, or topical.
- When the inflammation doesn't involve the optic disk, doctors refer to it as retrobulbar optic neuritis.