[Comparison of the effectiveness of bupivacaine with xylocaine and xylocaine alone used for akinesia and retrobulbar anesthesia in cataract surgery].

The paper presents a comparison of the efficacy of Bupivacaine with Xylocaine and Xylocaine alone used for retrobulbar injection and akinesia in cataract surgery. Two groups comprising 50 patients each were subjected to evaluation. The results obtained encourage to put into practice the mixture of Bupivacaine with Xylocaine for local anaesthesia in cataract operations.