Visual experiences and pain scores in vitreo‐retinal surgery under local anesthesia

A qualitative study of regional anaesthesia for vitreo‐retinal surgery

“…Second, there is evidence from the literature that regional eye block anaesthesia continues to be instilled without the use of adjunct therapies such as sedation (Bhatt et al . , Kumar , Khan et al . ).…”

“…, Bhatt et al . ); adoption of regional ocular anaesthesia, colloquially known as the ‘regional eye block’ (REB) as preferred anaesthesia (Williams et al . , Bhatt et al .…”

“…, Bhatt et al . ); increasing sophistication of surgical techniques and instrumentation, which result in reduced surgical time and eye trauma (Kumar et al . , Liu & Sun ); and normalization of awake V‐R surgery (Fekrat et al .…”

Understanding people’s experience of vitreo‐retinal day surgery: a Gadamerian‐guided study

“…Cataract surgery, one of the earliest and most successful day surgery transitions (Panchapakesan et al. 2003, Dhillon & Gerassimos 2009) provided a successful ophthalmic surgical pathway that has been extended to encompass vitreo‐retinal (VR) surgery (Bhatt et al. 2010).…”

“…Political and economic pressures, including an increasing demand for services amidst fiscal constraint, have been the driving forces behind this widespread and international transformation of surgical services (Rose et al 1999, Little 2000, Stein et al 2006. Cataract surgery, one of the earliest and most successful day surgery transitions (Panchapakesan et al 2003, Dhillon & Gerassimos 2009) provided a successful ophthalmic surgical pathway that has been extended to encompass vitreo-retinal (VR) surgery (Bhatt et al 2010). VR surgery for sight threatening pathology is now routinely performed as day surgery.…”