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Eye Operation-Local Or General Anaesthetic ?

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Dinger2 | 23:22 Fri 03rd Oct 2014 | Health & Fitness
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After many months of irritation of my eyeballs because of blepharitis (the bottom lid turning inwards and the lash rubbing/irritating the eyeball) I went to the eye hospital for help and was told I may have an entripion (please forgive spelling)which will require surgery,Of course I trust in the skills of the surgeon but I wonder if it is done under a local anaesthetic,how will that be administered ? I don't fancy a needle in my eye,or would it be a form of gel or drops ? If I had a choice I think I might prefer a general anaesthetic. Can anyone/A/B'er talking from experience,advise me please.
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The operation is called an entropion.My late Mother had this procedure carried out some years ago prior to cataract surgery.It involves a local anaesthetic applied around the lower lid area so that the surgeon can make a small cut to allow the muscle to relax and thus the lower lid to turn outwards.The only thing is that if the surgeon is a little conservative...
23:32 Fri 03rd Oct 2014
I have no experience of surgery for Entropion but I have had minor eye Surgery and would advise you to go along with what the Hospital recommends, everything always sounds worse than it is.

I have had needles in that area and it is surprisingly not that uncomfortable,hope you soon get it resolved, sounds very sore.
The operation is called an entropion.My late Mother had this procedure carried out some years ago prior to cataract surgery.It involves a local anaesthetic applied around the lower lid area so that the surgeon can make a small cut to allow the muscle to relax and thus the lower lid to turn outwards.The only thing is that if the surgeon is a little conservative with his/her cut it may need repeating as the lid will not drop forwar sufficiently to relieve the condition.Cataract surgery is when they inject into the eye after a series of local anaesthetic drops although having had this done myself I can say the thought of it is worse than the actual event.
I find it strange you have been to an eye hospital, but then ask US to give you advice about an operation on your eye.

Why not ask them.
Almost invariably local anaesthesia in the fomr of drops.
From what I've heard, operations in the eye are done while you are awake, and you eye is open! I wish you much luck and hope that your doctor will be able to tell you ways to calm yourself before your surgery.
Sqad, this particular operation is done on the lower lid and is done by an incision just above the cheek bone.Therefore it will be a local anaesthetic applied by needle.Although I understand from people who have had the surgery done in other hospitals that eye drops are applied to anaesthatise the eye pre cataract surgery,I can categorically state that when I had mine done 18 months ago anaesthetic was administered by needle.
grumpy....you are correct and i stand corrected.
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Thanks Grumps,gratefull to you.
Always go for local if it's an option - GA can be quite debilitating. I had a local on my eye when I was just 9 years old for a cyst removal from the lower lid and didn't feel a thing - just a bit weird seeing all that's going on in out-of-focus ultra-close-up.

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