Surgery of the eye Surgery Other disorders of eye and adnexa
Conditions
Interventions
Randomised controlled trial. Patients undergoing laser treatment either after topical or retrobulbar anaesthesia will be given a visual pain analog score chart. They will be asked to score the pain pe
Sponsors
Department of Health (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients will be selected from the waiting list for laser procedure. A letter will be sent out to them giving them information regarding the proposed research, and on the day of the laser they will be asked about their willingness to take part in the research. Case selection will be random. This is a non-therapeutic research. Patients will be over 16 years of age.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Do patients feel comfortable having pan retinal photocoagulation laser treatment after retrobulbar anaesthesia? Study endpoints: to compare the subjective comfort between topical anaesthesia direct pan retinal photocoagulation laser, and retrobulbar anaesthesia indirect pan retinal photocoagulation laser. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not provided at time of registration | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed