Open AccessCATARACT SURGERY
Author(s) -
Rao Muhammad Tariq Aslam,
Rao Muhammad Rashad Qamar,
Nisar Ahmed Siyal
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2015.22.08.1164
Subject(s) - medicine , cataract surgery , surgery , pain relief , significant difference , postoperative pain
Objectives: To compare the effectiveness of topical and retobulbar anesthesiain term of pain relief in patients subjected to cataract surgery. Material and methods: Thiscomparative study was conducted at Department of Ophthalmology, Bahawal Victoria HospitalBahawalpur from 18th July, 2012 to 18th January, 2013. Total 100 patients with cataract wereincluded in this study. Results: Mean age of the patient was 64.14 ± 8.7 years. No. of patientsin RA group who reported the pain scores (0- 4) during cataract surgery, was 46 (effectivenesswas positive in 92% patients), while it was 33 (effectiveness was positive in 66% patients) in TAgroup. A significant difference between effectiveness of both anesthetic group was observed. (P= 0.001). Conclusion: It is observed that topical anesthesia in cataract surgery is a simple, safeand noninvasive technique but it cannot be proposed as a very good alternative to retrobulbaranesthesia in cataract surgery of all patients regarding its effectiveness interms of pain relief.