Last autumn, a second national survey of LA safety began. This new survey is carried out by the same investigators as the 1996 survey, with broadly similar study aims and design. This time, the study ...

Local anaesthetic is widely used in ophthalmic surgery and more recently in vitreoretinal surgery. Akinesia is a useful effect of local anaesthetic blocks, but there are situations where some residual ...

If we were to describe an ideal anesthetic agent for eye surgery, it would be one that works for virtually every patient, carries few local risks, provides deep anesthesia and akinesia, and has no ...

Rats are a commonly used animal model for the study of the pathogenesis and novel treatments of glaucoma, which is induced experimentally using invasive, painful procedures. Peribulbar anaesthesia ...

University of Toronto Engineering researchers have developed a new method of injecting healthy cells into damaged eyes. The technique could point the way toward new treatments with the potential to ...