Eye Diseases Surgery cataract
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients candidate for elective cataract surgery by phacoemulsification under local anaesthesia, 28 patients will receive lidocaine 2% and 33 patients will receive bupivacaine 0.5%. 2. The patients should provide signed written informed consent to participate.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with major language disturbance or auditory impairment affecting their ability to complete testing 2. Patients with pre-existing cognitive, psychiatric or central nervous system disorders 3. Patients with nystagmus, 4. Patients with allergy to local anaesthetics, intravenous sedation, 5. Patients with any coexisting ocular conditions that could affect the scoring system for local anaesthesia such as ptosis, ocular movement abnormality, reduced corneal sensation, or facial nerve palsy, 6. Inability to understand the information about the study 7. if the patient refused the local anaesthesia technique
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| cognitive dysfunction | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| motor and sensory function | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
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