Cataract-operation with topical anesthesia and i.v. sedation.
Topical anesthesia with intravenous sedation was used in 100 cases of phacoemulsification. Results show that this technique is a good and safe alternative for retrobulbar and peribulbar anesthesia.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000379:methods*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D016292:Procedural Sedation; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018918:Phacoemulsification; D011343:Procaine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives
D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D011343:Procaine; C005298:benoxinate