LOCAL ANAESTHESIA AND THE EYE

Local Anaesthesia.

This article describes current concepts in the mechanism of action of local anaesthetic drugs and discusses recent advances in the equipment and drugs that may be used to provide intra-oral anaesthesia.

Caesarean in mare by Marcenac incision under local anaesthesia

A nulliparous non-descript mare was presented with a complaint of dystocia. The mare was recumbent and physical examination revealed that the animal was in shock. There was no straining and foetal forelimbs were visible outside the vulva. The foetus was dead as there was no pedal reflex. Vaginal examination revealed anterior presentation with dorso-sacral position and rigid lateral head deviati...

Anaesthesia for Emergency Eye Surgery

An emergency is defined as an event that has to be dealt with immediately, usually within the first hour after presentation. The commonest eye emergencies that fall into this category are chemical burns of the eye and retinal artery occlusion. Neither of these requires surgery as part of the initial management. The majority of cases presenting as emergencies can therefore be defined as urgent c...

Choice in local anaesthesia.

Arthroscopy under local anaesthesia.

Sixty patients underwent arthroscopy of the knee as day cases using a local anaesthetic technique. This provided satisfactory operating conditions and high patient acceptability.