Open AccessAnesthetic effectiveness of topical levobupivacaine 0.75% versus topical proparacaine 0.5% for intravitreal injections
Author(s) -
Nurgül Örnek,
Alparslan Apan,
Kemal Örnek,
Fatih Günay
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.130713
Subject(s) - medicine , levobupivacaine , topical anesthetic , anesthesia , anesthetic , volatile anesthetic , analgesic
Today no method of topical anesthesia for intravitreal injection administration has been proven to make the patient comfortable yet. We compared the efficacy of topical levobupivacaine 0.75% and proparacaine 0.5% in patients undergoing intravitreal injections.