Eye surgery

Anaesthetists provide anaesthesia for some eye / ophthalmic operations.

Anaesthesia can be provided with:

• Local anaesthetic eye drops

• Local anaesthetic ' nerve block', most commonly 'sub-tenon's block'

  • with or without intravenous sedation

• General anaesthesia

Your surgeon will discuss and advise the appropriate anaesthetic choice for your operation

Follow this link to the Royal College of Anaesthetist's (RCoA) information leaflet:

Local anaesthesia for eye surgery (RCoA) 

Further information about sedation:

Sedation - RCoA information leaflet