Intraocular pressure changes after peribulbar injections with and without ocular compression
Editor,—Ten years on from Davis and Mandel’s1 description of the technique, and despite the popularity of the method, the exact role of, and rationale for, ocular compression in peribulbar anaesthesia remains somewhat obscure. Whatever the facts of the matter this would appear particularly undesirable since a body of evidence from clinical,2cadaveric,3 and animal4 work would suggest certain potential risks associated with its employment. In their recent paper, published in this journal in May 1996,5 Bowmanet al correctly admit that comparison of their results with those obtained by other workers is difficult since so many published studies attempt to draw conclusions …
