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Local anaesthesia for eye surgery The peri‐ocular technique
Author(s) -
FRY R. A.,
HENDERSON J.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1990.tb14495.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ophthalmic surgery , local anaesthetic , anesthesia , blockade , eye surgery , regional anaesthesia , local anesthesia , general anaesthesia , ocular surgery , complication , surgery , local anesthetic , receptor
Summary A technique of peri‐ocular infiltration of local anaesthetic for eye surgery is described. The ease of administration of this form of local blockade is highlighted and its low propensity for complication compared with retrobulbar blockade. The involvement of anaesthetists in the performance of local anaesthesia for ophthalmic surgery that utilises this technique is encouraged.