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Review
. 2023 Apr;23(4):153-159.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjae.2023.01.003. Epub 2023 Feb 28.

Updates in ophthalmic anaesthesia in adults

C M Kumar  1   2 , E Seet  1   3 , A W Y Chua  4
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Review

Updates in ophthalmic anaesthesia in adults

C M Kumar et al. BJA Educ. 2023 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: local anaesthesia; ophthalmic anaesthesia; ophthalmic surgery; preoperative testing; regional anaesthesia.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

Figures

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Fig 1
Insertion sites for peribulbar block. (1) Traditional medial two-thirds–lateral one-third junction insertion site. (2) Extreme inferotemporal insertion site. (3) Medial canthal insertion site for medial peribulbar block.
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