Combined Local and General Analgesia for Cataract Operations

Normocapnic anaesthesia for intraocular surgery.

“…This question has engaged the attention of anaesthetists for many years without a completely satisfactory solution, as shown by the wealth of papers claiming superiority for various techniques (Ives, 1959;Burn and Knight, 1969;Jones et al, 1969;Smith et al, 1972;Delilkan and Chandran, 1972;Lynch et al, 1974).…”

Anaesthesia and Ophthalmology

“…The patient is premedicated with the combination of drugs already described and, when he is placed on the operating table, oxygen is given according to the method described by Ives (1959). The nozzle of the delivery tube is adjusted so that it is 1 inch above the chin, and directed at the nose.…”