Retrobulbar anesthesia in strabismus surgery. II. Use of a short-acting anesthetic agent

S. M. Szmyd, L. B. Nelson, J. H. Calhoun and R. D. Harley

Forty-two patients underwent strabismus surgery with a retrobulbar injection of 3% chloroprocaine hydrochloride. In the 18 patients who were followed up in the immediate postoperative period, the average duration of action of 3% chloroprocaine was found to be 2.13 hours. In addition to the advantages of local anesthesia, this short-acting anesthetic permits earlier modifications of adjustable sutures and the earlier discharge of patients on the same day as surgery.