Does vitreoretinal surgery under local anaesthesia result in missed fellow eye pathology?
There has been a significant increase in the number of vitreoretinal procedures being performed under local anaesthesia over the past few years. This trend is expected to continue. This study was performed to investigate whether by undertaking retinal detachment surgery under local anaesthesia fellow eye examination was compromised.
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