Cataract Surgery

Abstract

Objectives: To compare the effectiveness of topical and retobulbar anesthesiain term of pain relief in patients subjected to cataract surgery. Material and methods: Thiscomparative study was conducted at Department of Ophthalmology, Bahawal Victoria HospitalBahawalpur from 18th July, 2012 to 18th January, 2013. Total 100 patients with cataract wereincluded in this study. Results: Mean age of the patient was 64.14 ± 8.7 years. No. of patientsin RA group who reported the pain scores (0- 4) during cataract surgery, was 46 (effectivenesswas positive in 92% patients), while it was 33 (effectiveness was positive in 66% patients) in TAgroup. A significant difference between effectiveness of both anesthetic group was observed. (P= 0.001). Conclusion: It is observed that topical anesthesia in cataract surgery is a simple, safeand noninvasive technique but it cannot be proposed as a very good alternative to retrobulbaranesthesia in cataract surgery of all patients regarding its effectiveness interms of pain relief.