COMPARISON OF MEAN POSTOPERATIVE PAIN BETWEEN TOPICAL ANAESTHESIA AND RETROBULBAR ANAESTHESIA IN PATIENTS WITH PHACOEMULSIFICATION PROCEDURE FOR CATARACT SURGERY.

Background: The purpose of the study was to compare the mean post-operative pain in patients undergoing phacoemulsification for cataract with topical anaesthesia vs. retrobulbar anaesthesia.

Methods: An interventional study was carried out in a tertiary care hospital of Islamabad.