Anesthesia techniques and the risk of complications as reflected in the European Registry of Quality Outcomes for Cataract and Refractive Surgery.
Maartje Henrica Martine SegersPaul RosenFrank J H M van den BiggelaarLucia BrocatoYpe P HenryRudy M M A NuijtsMarie José TassignonDavid YoungUlf SteneviAnders BehndigMats LundströmMor M DickmanPublished in: Journal of cataract and refractive surgery (2022)
The use of topical anesthesia for cataract surgery increased over time. Topical anesthesia is associated with an increased risk of PCR with and without dropped nucleus, and endophthalmitis.