Acupuncture anaesthesia for squint surgery.
An account of an operation for squint using acupuncture analgesia is given. This is the first ophthalmic operation carried out in Australia using this form of analgesia; and is probably the first surgical operation of any type carried out in Australia using acupuncture technique. The indications and possibilities of this method are discussed.
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000698:Analgesia; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D011292:Premedication; D013285:Strabismus / Q000601:surgery*