Subconjunctival anaesthesia in vitreoretinal surgery
4 August 2021
| Ed Rule
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Retina / Uvea / Vitreous
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Peribulbar anesthesia, Retrobulbar anesthesia, Two-step anesthesia, Vitrectomy
The authors present a technique that combines topical and subconjunctival anaesthesia for vitreoretinal surgery. In this ‘two-step’ procedure, three drops of proparacaine were applied to the conjunctival fornix, followed by subconjunctival lidocaine injected in three quadrants. This was compared with...
