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When eyes are untaped during general anaesthesia, the incidence of ocular injury has been reported to be as high as 44%. [1] [2] If tape is used to hold the eyes closed, ocular injury occurs during 0.1-0.5% of general anaesthetics, and is usually corneal in nature. [3] [4]
Careful management is required to reduce the likelihood of eye injuries during general anaesthesia. [41] Some of the methods to prevent eye injury during general anesthesia includes taping the eyelids shut, use of eye ointments, and specially designed eye protective goggles.
During the surgery, it has to be ensured that no carbon dioxide retention occurs. If this occurs, the choroid swells up and ocular contents may prolapse as soon as the eye is opened. The advantages of general anaesthesia is that it produces complete akinesia, controlled intraocular pressure and safe operating environment. It is the safest ...
On the same thread, Redditor @sebastorio wrote that they went to the emergency room for an eye injury, which their doctor said could have resulted in a loss of sight. “UHC denied my claim, and I ...
Anaesthesia may be placed topically as eyedrops or injected next to (peribulbar) or behind (retrobulbar) the eye [6] or sub-tenons. Local anaesthetic nerve blocking has been recommended to facilitate surgery. [2] Topical anaesthetics may be used at the same time as an intracameral lidocaine injection to reduce pain during the operation. [6]
Systemic complications include local anesthetic toxicity, brainstem anesthesia, and stimulation of the oculocardiac reflex. Most commonly, patients will report discomfort during the performance of the block, such as the sensation of the needle during insertion and/or pressure behind the eye during injection.
BEIRUT — An eye doctor in Lebanon said he has treated some 40 to 50 people with serious injuries, including some who lost both eyes, after a wave of communication device explosions targeted ...
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