title: [Retrobulbar anesthesia during keratolplasty].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A restrospective study was carried in order to evaluate the efficacy and safety of retrobulbar anaesthesia during keratoplasty.
  
  
  METHODS
  Of 250 consecutive keratoplasty, 30 (12%) were performed under retrobulbar anaesthesia. Patients received a mean volume of 12 ml, composed of etidocaine (2/3), bupicaine (1/3) and hyaluronidase. Ocular compression duration was at least 20 minutes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Surgery was found painless by 90% of patients. Akinesia was complete in 80% of cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Theses results demonstrate that retrobulbar anaesthesia may be recommended to this type of surgery.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Ophtalmoliogie - C.H.U. H. Bourguiba, Sfax, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Bourane
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kamoun
authors.forename: Wassim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kharrat
authors.forename: Héla
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Khlif
authors.forename: Slim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaabouni
authors.forename: Manel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maazoun
authors.forename: Jamel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Feki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000379:methods*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local