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Br J Ophthalmol 1988;72:700-702 doi:10.1136/bjo.72.9.700
  • Research Article

Addition of hyaluronidase to lignocaine with adrenaline for retrobulbar anaesthesia in the surgery of senile cataract.

  1. I Thomson
  1. Norton Eye Unit, Zimbabwe.

      Abstract

      A double-blind trial demonstrates the effectiveness of adding hyaluronidase to lignocaine with adrenaline in producing ocular akinesia and anaesthesia in retrobulbar nerve blocks. 92% of the blocks in which hyaluronidase was used for intracapsular cataract surgery were judged successful compared with 56% of those without added hyaluronidase (p less than 0.01).

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