Complications of regional anesthesia for ophthalmic surgery.
Ocular regional anesthesia can be accomplished with either a peribulbar or retrobulbar approach. Each has advantages and disadvantages. Complications can be vision-threatening or life-threatening. Positioning the eye in neutral gaze when retrobulbar block is executed and using a needle no longer than 31 mm are effective strategies to reduce the incidence of serious complications.
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Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
D000765:Anesthesia, Conduction / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures