Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty under topical anesthesia
Accepted 26 September 2006.
We describe a technique for performing Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty under topical anesthesia and report the results in 7 patients. No patient reported intraoperative discomfort, and no operative complications were noted. Using a topical anesthetic approach in appropriate patients eliminates the risks associated with retrobulbar and peribulbar blocks.
From the Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
Corresponding author: M. Bowes Hamill, MD, One Baylor Plaza, NC205, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Neither author has a financial or proprietary interest in any material or method mentioned.
Supported in part by Alcon, Fort Worth, Texas; Visx, Santa Clara, California; and the Hamill Foundation, Houston, Texas, USA; and Ophtec BV, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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