Anyone will tell you the eye is a fragile organ. So how is it possible to perform surgery on it? Laser eye correction surgery, of course—used to treat eye problems related to poor eyesight conditions. It is a modern piece of scientific breakthrough, and it gives new hope to people with poor eyesight everywhere.
Laser eye correction surgery is an extremely sensitive medical procedure. It requires extreme care before, during and after the procedure. A professional and highly trained ophthalmologist is responsible for diagnosing the condition and prescribing the correct solution for it. It is also his or her duty to pull off the procedure safely. Fact is many university programs allow patients to choose whether they want to undergo the procedure with their consultant or a resident / fellow.
But laser eye correction simply isn’t possible without anesthesia. Most laser eye correction surgeries require local anesthesia. Perbulbar and retrobulbar techniques are used to numb the extraocular muscles and therefore eliminate pain. These techniques are used when the ophthalmologist needs to infiltrate the local area around the eye muscle cone for the procedure. On the other hand, general anesthesia is used to treat children, major orbitotomies, traumatic eye injuries, and apprehensive patients.
It makes sense. When someone’s poking a laser into your eye, you’d want to be anesthetized too, wouldn’t you?
