S6 Ep. 9: Eye of the tiger, part 1 (Eye surgery anaesthesia)

Today's episode is the first of a 2-part series covering anaesthesia for eye surgery with special guest Dr Lahiru Amaratunge. Over the course of these two episodes, we'll hear Dr Amaratunge discussing a few different case scenarios in both elective and emergency surgery for eyes.

Resources for today's episode:

ABCs of anaesthesia ophthalmic anaesthesia youtube playlist (as mentioned by Dr Amaratunge during the episode):

ABCs of anaesthesia specific videos:
Subtenon's Block
What I use for my eye block anaesthesia formula

Useful articles:
BJAED: Regional anaesthesia for ophthalmic surgery by Anker, R. & Kaur, N.

BJAED: Update on anaesthesia for paediatric ophthalmic surgery by Lewis, H. &  James, I.

BJAED: Intraocular pressure by Murgatroyd, H. & Bembridge, J. 

ATOTW: Anaesthesia for ophthalmic surgery

ATOTW: Anaesthesia for paediatric eye surgery

Dr Lahiru Amaratunge also runs a course designed to help prepare trainees for the final anaesthetic vivas. If you're interested, here are the links to these courses:

The Anaesthesia Final Exam Course (online course only)

The Viva Bootcamp Online Course

The Viva Bootcamp Live Zoom Course links for 2023 courses (via Humanitix)

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