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[Eye operation with local anesthesia and protection of the other eye with a watch glass in patients afraid of visual occlusion by surgical drapes]
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 01.05.1995
Ammann-Rauch Dagmar
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PATIENTS: We report on 30 patients who were afraid of having their faces fully covered with surgical drapes for the purpose of an eye-operation in local anesthesia. CHOICE: Patients who reported spontaneously of claustrophobia or who showed progressive fear during the routine preoperative preparation were chosen. METHOD: The second eye was protected by means of a watch-glass and covered again with a sterile film together with the eye to be operated upon. RESULTS: In all of these cases operation in local anesthesia was possible, no general anesthesia was needed.