title: Anesthesia for the older ophthalmic patient.
abstract: Elderly cataract patients frequently have comorbid multisystem disease. Local or regional anesthesia is provided to reduce complications of retrobulbar infiltration. Performing painless eye blocks without sedation is probably the safest route.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Gallacher
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*