Topical anesthesia versus topical and subconjunctival anesthesia combined in diabetic retinopathy photocoagulation.
Marco MafriciSerena FragiottaM G TarsitanoU LorenziL ToscaniPublished in: European journal of ophthalmology (2023)
Using combined anesthesia in patients subjected to PRP appeared to reduce pain perception limiting the treatment duration and the interruptions for pain without significant complications. Further studies on a larger scale would be desirable to replicate such findings and standardize the analgesic procedures in ophthalmology.
Keyphrases
- diabetic retinopathy
- chronic pain
- neuropathic pain
- end stage renal disease
- optical coherence tomography
- pain management
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- artificial intelligence
- anti inflammatory
- wound healing
- machine learning
- platelet rich plasma
- combination therapy
- smoking cessation