[Eye surface temperature after different techniques of local anesthesia--preliminary report].
OBJECTIVE
To assess temperature on the eye surface after local anesthesia due to phacoemulsyfication.


METHODS
15 patients treated with local anesthesia: peribulbar - 5, retrobulbar - 5 and sub Tenon anesthesia. Mean temperature on both eye surface was assessed with termovision camera (Inframetrics 760) before surgery, 20 minutes and 1 hour after anesthesia.


RESULTS
In all examined groups changes in temperature values in anesthetized and contralateral eye were observed. Significant decrease of temperature was observed after sub Tenon anesthesia.


CONCLUSIONS
Eye surface temperature and its changes can be considered as indirect indicator of blood supply and blood supply disturbances after local anesthesia.
Jurowski
Piotr
P
Kliniki Okulistyki i Rehabilitacji Wzrokowej Uniwersyteckiego Szpitala Klinicznego nr 2 im. WAM Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lodzi.
Goś
Roman
R
Owczarek
Grzegorz
G
D000328:Adult; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000379:methods; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000502:physiology*; D005123:Eye / Q000098:blood supply / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013997:Time Factors