ANESTHESIA FOR EYE SURGERY

Course overview

THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ANESTHETIC IMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PATIENTS UNDERGOING EYE SURGERIES. THIS ARTICLE WILL HIGHLIGHT MAJOR ANESTHETIC TOPICS RELATED TO COMMON EYE PROCEDURES AND WILL INCLUDE A BRIEF DISCUSSION REGARDING THE VARIOUS ANESTHETIC APPROACHES AND INTRAOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF COMMON EYE SURGERIES. UNDERSTANDING THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF INTRAVENOUS AND VOLATILE ANESTHETICS CONCERNING INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE AND PREPARING FOR POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS IS ESSENTIAL TO PROVIDING EXCELLENT PATIENT CARE. THIS ACTIVITY IS INTENDED TO GUIDE THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND INTERPROFESSIONAL OPERATIVE TEAM CONSISTING OF NURSES, SURGICAL TECHNICIANS, AND SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS IN WORKING TOGETHER TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND UNEVENTFUL PERIOPERATIVE EXPERIENCE.