• Curr Opin Ophthalmol · Feb 1999

    Review

    Anesthesia for cataract surgery.

    • R Bellucci.
    • Ophthalmic Unit, Hospital of Rovereto, Salò, Italy.
    • Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 1999 Feb 1;10(1):36-41.

    AbstractDevelopments of anesthesia for cataract surgery emerging from literature published during the scanning period include new drugs for sedation before general anesthesia and some discussion about monitoring. A few articles report on both improvements in and complications of peribulbar and retrobulbar injections. There are studies confirming the efficacy of sub-Tenon and topical anesthesia, sometimes associated with facial block. A tendency toward topical anesthesia emerged. Intraocular drug delivery was studied for toxicity both for cornea and for retina, in experimental and clinical settings.

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