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Br J Ophthalmol 1999;83:104-109 doi:10.1136/bjo.83.1.104
  • Original Article
    • Clinical science

Peribulbar anaesthesia during keratoplasty: a prospective study of 100 cases

  1. Marc Murainea,
  2. Emile Calendab,
  3. Laure Watta,
  4. Nicole Proustb,
  5. Annie Cardonb,
  6. Laurent Euphertea,
  7. Gérard Brasseura
  1. aDepartment of Ophthalmology, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Rouen, France, bDepartment of Anaesthesiology, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Rouen, France
  1. Dr Marc Muraine, Department of Ophthalmology, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Boulevard Gambetta, 76031 Rouen, France.
  • Accepted 26 August 1998

Abstract

AIMS A prospective study was carried out in order to evaluate the efficacy and safety of peribulbar anaesthesia during keratoplasty and to describe surgical conditions.

METHODS Of 137 consecutive keratoplasties, 100 (73%) were performed under peribulbar anaesthesia. Patients received a mean volume of 16.5 (SD 4) ml (range 9–22 ml) of a mixture of etidocaine, bupivacaine, and hyaluronidase. Ocular compression duration was at least 20 minutes and intraocular pressure (IOP) was measured with a Tonopen after injection, compression, and before trephination. Degree of akinesia, pain scoring, complications, and surgical conditions were studied.

RESULTS Before trephination, IOP was 5.73 mm Hg below the preinjection value and was never above 21 mm Hg. Akinesia was complete in 80% of cases and 94% of patients found that surgery was painless. Two patients (2%) were very agitated during surgery. The last patient presented with an acute intraoperative suprachoroidal haemorrhage that did not result in a true expulsive haemorrhage despite an “open sky” situation. Surgical conditions were judged to be optimal by the patients in 92% of cases and by the surgeon in 98% of cases.

CONCLUSION These results demonstrate that peribulbar anaesthesia offers excellent anaesthesia and akinesia during keratoplasty and may be recommended for this type of surgery.

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