Anesthetic management impacts the success of ophthalmic surgery.Safe ambulatory surgery,especially in certain populations,depends on patient selection,preoperative evaluation,preparation,monitoring,and local anesthesia techniques.Select the patient below that would be an appropriate candidate for general anesthesia,instead of local anesthesia alone.

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Some patients with Alzheimer's disease,head tremor in Parkinson's disease,claustrophobia,chronic cough,or shortness of breath while lying flat may benefit from general anesthesia because of difficult management with regional anesthesia and light sedation.Youth,deafness,language barriers,dementia,severe anxiety,specific systemic diseases,known sensitivity to local anesthetics,potential of blood entering the airway (such as in tear duct procedures),and long duration of the operative procedure are among the conditions that may dictate use of general anesthesia.

Anesthetic Management Impacts the Success of Ophthalmic Surgery