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. 1996 Nov;22(9):1147-50.
doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(96)80062-9.

Retrobulbar block revisited and revised

R C Hamilton  1
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Retrobulbar block revisited and revised

R C Hamilton. J Cataract Refract Surg. 1996 Nov.

Abstract

In recent years, the traditional Atkinson retrobulbar block anesthesia technique has been modified to reduce the risk of certain complications. Technique modifications described in this paper eliminated anesthesia-induced postoperative extraocular muscle malfunction in a series of 8500 procedures.

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  • Retrobulbar block revised.
    Spak KE. Spak KE. J Cataract Refract Surg. 1997 Jun;23(5):697. doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(97)80273-8. J Cataract Refract Surg. 1997. PMID: 9278786 No abstract available.

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