Here is a nice video from Aravind Eye Care System, my Alma mater, that demonstrates the safe technique of giving local anesthesia below the Tenon’s Capsule. The chief advantage of this technique over peribulbar technique is that it minimizes the risk of glove perforation.
Director, Shankar Netrika Medical Retina Specialist Retina Fellow, University of California, Irvine, USA (2008-2010) Research Fellow, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, USA (2007-2008) Anterior Segment Fellow, Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai (2004-2006) Affiliate of SEE International, Santa Barbara, USA Collaborator and Advisor of Phaco Training Program, Anjali Eye Center
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