Summary A prospective clinical trial using sub-conjunctival (Sub- Tenon's) anaesthesia for trabeculectomy is reported. Forty-one eyes of 22 consecutive patients with glaucoma had trabeculectomy performed using the sub-conjunctival method of local anaesthesia. The effectiveness of the anaesthetic, intra-operative and post- operative complications were recorded. Sub-conjunctival injection of local anaesthesia was found to be painless and free from the complications associated with retrobulbar injections. Surgery was also found to be easier as a conjunctival bleb was already raised allowing easy access to the sub-conjunctival space. Voluntary eye movements remained but did not interfere with surgery.
, A (2021). Non-retrobulbar anaesthesia for trabeculectomy. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/non-retrobulbar-anaesthesia-for-trabeculectomy
, A.M.AGBEJA "Non-retrobulbar anaesthesia for trabeculectomy" Afribary. Afribary, 03 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/non-retrobulbar-anaesthesia-for-trabeculectomy. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
, A.M.AGBEJA . "Non-retrobulbar anaesthesia for trabeculectomy". Afribary, Afribary, 03 Apr. 2021. Web. 24 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/non-retrobulbar-anaesthesia-for-trabeculectomy >.
, A.M.AGBEJA . "Non-retrobulbar anaesthesia for trabeculectomy" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 24, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/non-retrobulbar-anaesthesia-for-trabeculectomy