[Subtenon anesthesia by single injection at the inner canthus for surgery of the posterior segment].

Purpose: To evaluate a new technique of local anesthesia namely caruncular anesthesia (subtenon anesthesia by single injection at the inner canthus of the eye) in vitreoretinal surgery.

Patients And Methods: We carried out a prospective study from June 2002 to May 2004. We performed 140 consecutive vitreoretinal procedures that lasted less than two hours: 56% were endovitreal, 36% were episcleral and 8% were combined.

[Posttraumatic glaucoma].

Introduction: Ocular trauma is an important cause of blindness among young people. Injuries of the iridocorneal angle cause ocular hypertonia and postcontusive glaucoma. The purpose of this work is to study clinical and therapeutic particularities of postcontusive ocular hypertonia.