World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

THE USE OF HYALURONIDASES IN OPHTHALMIC SURGERIES

*Dr. Thair Faisal Ahmed Alias and Dr. Mawahib Yahia Mohamad

ABSTRACT

Sub-Tenon's block is one of the common technique used in local anesthesia in ophthalmic surgery that provides a good quality of analgesia and ocular akinesia.[1] It methods was the use of a blunt needle rather than sharp one, so the risks of perforation of the eye globe and anesthesia of brainstem are reduced but not entirely prevented.[2,3] These procedures had some complications; these include conjunctival hemorrhage and chemosis.[3,4] which can make surgical access more difficult than usual and may interfere with formation of the scleral flap in glaucoma surgery.[5] this can be minimized by decreasing local anesthetic volume that was injected.[6]

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