Pars plana vitrectomy is a type of eye surgery used to treat a variety of problems with the retina or the vitreous. These problems can include diabetic retinopathy and retinal detachment. Other names ...

Prospective questionnaire survey of 80 patients within 30 min of completion of vitreoretinal surgery under LA. Preoperative visual acuity, surgical procedure and its duration, efficacy of the local ...

The best intraoperative peribulbar anesthetic during vitrectomy is ropivacaine (1%) compared with bupivacaine, lidocaine, and a solution of bupivacaine and lidocaine, according to a randomized, double ...

‌Local anesthesia numbs a part of your body so that your doctor can stitch up a wound or take a biopsy without you feeling any pain. Unlike general anesthesia, where you are put to sleep during a ...

NEW YORK (Nov. 26, 2008) -- Retinal detachment, a condition that afflicts about 10,000 Americans each year, puts an individual at risk for vision loss or blindness. In a new study in today's issue of ...

Vitrectomy surgeries involve the removal and replacement of some or all of the vitreous humor or fluid from the eye. Vitrectomy is considered very successful and is often done as part of other eye ...

Anesthesia is a type of medication that prevents people from feeling pain during or following surgery. There are four main categories of anesthesia: local, regional, general, and sedation. Share on ...