WHAT HAPPENS TO INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE AFTER PERIBULBAR ANAESTHESIA?

Intraocular pressure after peribulbar anaesthesia: is the Honan balloon necessary?

Peribulbar anaesthetic blocks were administered to 70 patients and the intraocular pressure (IOP) measured immediately before and within 1 minute of the injections. In 10 patients IOPs were recorded at 1 minute intervals for 15 minutes after injection and then compared with the IOPs recorded in 60 patients after 5 or 10 minutes of Honan balloon ocular compression. The IOP rose significantly aft...

P 307 The effect of peribulbar anaesthesia on intraocular pressure

Intraocular pressure changes after peribulbar injections with and without ocular compression.

AIM Two prospective studies were carried out in order to investigate (1) the rise in intraocular pressure (IOP) following peribulbar anaesthesia with a fixed volume of anaesthetic agent administered by a single surgeon, and (2) the efficacy of ocular compression with the Honan balloon for lowering IOP. Glaucomatous eyes were excluded from both studies. METHODS In study group 1, 36 eyes of 36 ...

P 391 Monitoring of sensory visual function after peribulbar anaesthesia

b&g$y, With the aim of tmproving early dtiagnosis In infectious weitts, the results of PCR and serological anel~sis of intraocular fluads wwe evaluated. b$&~&. Aqueous humor or vitmous samples of panrntr with dcula re~mal nccros~s IARN;” z. 161, rotm~trs 4” AlDS (n 381, toxoplasma choriorerhwis cn = 221 and different uvorfis entmcs (n 371 were te:itad lor the presence of Varicalla-zoster wus, H...

Visual acuity and pupillary reactions after peribulbar anaesthesia.

The effect of peribulbar anaesthesia on optic nerve function in 20 patients, before and after cataract surgery, was measured. All the patients had decreased visual acuity. Five (25%) had no perception of light. Seventeen (85%) developed a relative afferent pupil defect (RAPD). No patients saw the operating instruments. Seven (35%) had improved visual acuity immediately postoperatively. Patients...