Alleviating Pain in Oculoplastic Procedures by Reducing the Rate of Injection of Local Anaesthetic.

Purpose: To investigate whether the rate of infiltration of local anaesthetic influences the pain or efficacy of local anaesthesia in oculoplastic surgery.

Methods: A prospective observational study on consecutive patients undergoing a variety of oculoplastic procedures under local anaesthesia. An observer recorded the rate of injection of local anaesthetic during each procedure.