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Sub-Tenon's anesthesia: an update
Authors Guise P
Received 14 February 2012
Accepted for publication 14 March 2012
Published 21 June 2012 Volume 2012:5 Pages 35—46
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/LRA.S16314
Review by Single anonymous peer review
Peer reviewer comments 4
Philip Guise
Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Abstract: Sub-Tenon's block has become the most common technique of orbital regional anesthesia in many centers. It provides effective anesthesia to the orbit with a lower incidence of sight-threatening complications than sharp needle techniques. This article will discuss the relevant anatomy, finer points of sub-Tenon's block technique, and the evidence supporting its safety.
Keywords: anesthesia local, anesthesia ophthalmic, sub-Tenon's block, techniques, complications
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