Fellowship Ophthal Flashcards
You are asked to assess a 4-year-old child who is scheduled for a strabismus (squint) correction as a day case procedure. 1. What are the issues relevant to anaesthesia? (70%) 2. What would prevent you from discharging this patient home after surgery? (30%)
a. Describe the anatomy of the eye relevant to a sub-Tenon’s eye block. (40%)b. Discuss the potential advantages and disadvantages of this technique for providing regional anaesthesia for eye surgery. (60%)
Describe the anatomy of the orbit in relation to performing a peribulbar block for cataract surgery.
A thirty-year-old man has sustained a penetrating eye injury requiring surgery. What are the key anaesthetic issues? (30%) Outline your plan of perioperative management and justify your choices. (70%)
A 25-year-old boilermaker is scheduled for repair of a penetrating eye injury on the emergency list. a. List the determinants of intraocular pressure in general. (30%) b. Discuss the perioperative measures available to minimise increases in intraocular pressure in this patient. (70%)
Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of sub-tenon’s eye block compared with other eye block techniques.