Use of topical anaesthesia and peribulbar anaesthesia in Descemets membrane endothelial keratoplasty

In instances where peribulbar anaesthesia (PBA) cannot be used, Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) surgery can be performed under topical anaesthesia (TA). We evaluated subjective pain and post-operative outcomes of DMEK surgeries performed under PBA and TA.Sixty pseudophakic patients without history of ocular comorbidities underwent DMEK surgery under either PBA or TA. PBA was performed with a single injection of 6 mL Prilocaine...