“Do they put you to sleep for retinal detachment surgery?”
I am a 49 year old female. I will have retinal detachment surgery. Do they put you to sleep for retinal detachment surgery?
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I don't think so.
Yes
Yes, along with local block by the surgeon.
The great majority of eyes surgery are done under local anesthesia and intravenous sedation
While it isn’t an absolute requirement it is often preferred by the patient and the surgeon because these surgical procedures can last quite a while. For an awake and maybe even sedated patient, the beds become uncomfortable and you can’t freely move and stretch or change positions as it would interfere with the surgery. Add to this other issues such as heart failure, sleep apnea, or back problems, and you’ll be asking to go to sleep sooner than later. But I have done many of these with IV sedation and an eye block without problem.
No, usually it is done with a peribulbar block, which means using local anesthesia to "numb up" the area around the eye.
I hope this answers your question.
I hope this answers your question.
Yes. They do.
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