Wald K J, Weiter J J
Retina Associates of Boston, Schepen's Eye Research Institute, MA 02114.
Ophthalmic Surg. 1993 May;24(5):336-8.
We prospectively evaluated a modified version of a previously reported technique of retrobulbar anesthesia for vitreoretinal surgery involving the use of a blunt 19-gauge cannula to directly infuse anesthetic into the retrobulbar space. Using this method, 60 consecutive patients undergoing scleral buckling surgery had effective anesthesia and akinesia, with no complications.
