“…Local anasthesia: This method can achieve superb results when employed by a meticulous and kindly surgeon. The most cogent objection to its use, retrobulbar hemorrhage, probably occurs in under 3 % of patients (Hill et al 1963) but there is a greater frequency of discomfort associated with the technique. Infiltration anaesthesia is commonly painful, blockade is not always complete and it is difficult for many patients to remain still throughout surgery.…”