“Can you be under anesthesia for eye surgery?”
I will have eye surgery. Can you be under anesthesia for eye surgery?
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Yes, but for cataracts most eye surgeons prefer doing local anesthesia. For more serious cases (trauma, reconstructive surgery,etc), GA is the only option.
Most common Eye Surgery is Cataract Extraction. Usually it’s done with monitored anesthesia care in a cooperative patient. Retinal Eye surgeries are more involved and require usually general anesthesia.
YES
IV sedation or general anesthesia is almost always an option
IV sedation or general anesthesia is almost always an option
Most eye surgery is done with some level of anesthesia. Depending on the procedure, patient and surgeon's comfort different levels of anesthesia may be needed.
It depends on the type of surgery . It could be general anaesthesia vs local or topical anaesthesia
Usually, it is not a good idea to be under for eye surgery. The surgeon uses topical anesthesia to numb the eye and patient is given light sedation so as not to move while surgeon is working on their eye. The patient should have no pain. They see bright lights and follow surgeon instruction to look in different directions. The surgeon works with tiny instruments under a microscope and it’s imperative that the patient is not heavily sedated so as not to snore or move the head in Amy way as this may cause eye injury.
Yes
Theoretically, you can. However, the greatest majority of patients receive an eye block, supplemented by IV sedation.
Yes
