While performing the elective surgeries of eyes, proper management of anesthesia is critical. What are the current practices to conduct pain-free eye surgeries? What are the ways to minimize the risk factors associated with anesthesia? This article provides a glimpse on how ophthalmologists and anesthesiologists can provide proper anesthesia management to the patients.
Elective eye surgeries are most frequent eye surgeries and cover a wide range of procedures of eye disorders. The main aim of anesthetic care is to facilitate pain-free surgery, rapid recovery and reduce the risks associated with surgery and anesthesia. Surgeries for cataract, glaucoma and vitreoretinal surgeries are most commonly performed elective surgeries. Prior or during the surgeries the focus of anesthesiologists and ophthalmologist should be on a possibility of associated comorbidities which may affect…
