[Extra-ocular muscle surgery using combined topical and subconjunctival anesthesia].

A retrospective study of a consecutive series of 284 cases of strabismus surgery under local anesthesia is presented. A total of 284 operations on the extraocular muscles, performed with topical and subconjunctival application of local anesthetics-in some cases combined with anesthesiological sedation and monitoring-were analyzed retrospectively for adverse effects or complications caused by the type of anesthesia chosen. No ophthalmological complications caused by the mode of anesthesia and no vital complications occurred. In three cases, the intended surgery could not be fully completed due to discomfort of the patient caused by pain perception. In this case series, combined topical and subconjunctival anesthesia in strabismus surgery had a low frequency of complications.