Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
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Ophthalmologists and neonatologists were surveyed to assess current practices for anesthetic and airway management techniques used during laser treatment for retinopathy of prematurity. Of the 351 practitioners who completed the survey, most perform fewer than 10 treatments annually. Intravenous sedation, rather than general anesthesia, is used by 60% of respondents. Routine intubation is used by 58%, whereas 36% monitor infants at their current level of respiratory support.
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To assess the use of limbal versus fornix conjunctival incisions in primary and repeat horizontal rectus muscle surgeries among pediatric ophthalmologists and adult strabismus surgeons. ⋯ Among those surveyed, limbal incisions were preferred for greater intraoperative exposure and better teaching of junior surgeons; fornix incisions were thought to cause less postoperative pain and inflammation and lead to more rapid soft-tissue healing.