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Complications of Ophthalmic Regional Anesthesia

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Administering anesthesia blocks for ophthalmic surgery was, in the past, the exclusive domain of the ophthalmologist; however, more and more anesthesiologists are now performing these blocks worldwide. Anesthesiologists now routinely perform many ophthalmic blocks at eye clinics or surgery centers and most of them have expertise that is equal or superior to that of the average ophthalmologist. When anesthesiologists perform ophthalmic blocks, it is advisable to communicate with the ophthalmologist about the relevant anatomy of the eye in question.

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Hamilton, R.C. (2007). Complications of Ophthalmic Regional Anesthesia. In: Finucane, B.T. (eds) Complications of Regional Anesthesia. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68904-3_6

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