Assessment of the use of ultrasound in local anesthesia for ophthalmic surgery

ABSTRACT

Eye surgery is the most common surgery in the elderly. Many ophthalmic procedures, such as cataract extraction can be performed safely in an outpatient setting, using regional anesthesia and mild sedation. The number of outpatient ophthalmic procedures will increase as the population continues to age. advantages of regional anesthesia over general anesthesia are numerous; it is generally safer with less incidence of complications and less bleeding