Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 46, Issue 2 , Pages 172-178 , September 2001

Anesthesia for Intraocular Surgery

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☆ I. Editorial: Anatomic Considerations in Ophthalmic Anesthesia. Jonathan J. Dutton, MD, PhD

☆☆ II. Topical/Intracameral Anesthesia for Cataract Surgery. S. Akbar Hasan, MD, Henry F. Edelhauser, PhD, and Terry Kim, MD

★ III. Injectional Orbital Anesthesia for Cataract Surgery. Clark L. Springs, MD, and Geoffrey Broocker, MD

★★ Abstract. Surgeons must decide on the type of anesthesia to use when performing cataract surgery. These “Viewpoints” articles provide a well-balanced discussion offering the pros and cons of both topical anesthesia and retrobulbar/peribulbar injection. Dr. Dutton gives an overview of both techniques, focusing on the relevant orbital anatomy. Drs. Hasan, Edelhauser and Kim, review the various types of topical anesthesia currently in use, and Drs. Springs and Broocker examine retrobulbar and peribulbar injections. Both techniques are associated with advantages and risks, so each surgeon must decide which technique is best suited for his or her own practice. (Surv Ophthalmol 46:172–178, 2001. © 2001 by Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.)

☆☆☆ Key words. anesthesia • cataract surgery • peribulbar injection • retrobulbar injection • topical anesthesia

★★★ The author has no commercial or proprietary interest in any product or idea discussed in this article.

PII: S0039-6257(01)00246-6

Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 46, Issue 2 , Pages 172-178 , September 2001

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