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Cover Story: Ocular anesthesia trends toward ‘fewer needles, no pain’
Various innovations in technology and methods have revolutionized ocular surgery by maximizing outcomes and safety, shortening surgical time and reducing stress on patients.Patient comfort and immobility are also critical to surgical success and safety, and anesthesia plays a key role. Currently, ophthalmic surgeons use intravenous sedation and topical or infiltration methods such as retrobulbar anesthesia, peribulbar anesthesia and subconjunctival anesthesia to achieve akinesia.