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Methods: Changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) and ocular pulse amplitude (OPA) using a dynamic contour tonometer (DCT) were noted before and after retrobulbar anaesthesia (RBA) in combination with five minutes of oculopression at 40 mmHg in 134 patients. Only results with a quality Q 1\u20133 were considered for further statistical analysis. Systemic and ophthalmic parameters were noted and their impact was tested using linear regression. Results: IOP decreased from 18.9 \u00b1 7.2 mmHg to 15.4 \u00b1 6.3 mmHg (n = 71, p = 0.001) after first RBA. The dosage of midazolam administered during premedication was found to increase IOP significantly after first RBA (B = 3.75; R2 = 0.38). Ocular pulse amplitude decreased significantly from 3.8 \u00b1 1.7 mmHg to 3.0 \u00b1 1.9 mmHg after first RBA (n = 72, p &lt; 0.001). This change was found to be dependent on the presence of diabetes mellitus (n = 68, p = 0.048). Conclusions: IOP and OPA decrease after RBA and oculopression. Caution is needed with midazolam premedication due to potential IOP increase. Patients with diabetes and pre-existing retinal or optic nerve damage should consider alternative anaesthesia methods, such as eye drops or general anaesthesia, due to the observed decrease in OPA after RBA and oculopression.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm13175172","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,2]],"date-time":"2024-09-02T10:07:35Z","timestamp":1725271655000},"page":"5172","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["The Alteration of Intraocular Pressure and Ocular Pulse Amplitude by Retrobulbar Anaesthesia\u2014A Search for Risk Factors for Serious Complications Due to Retrobulbar Anaesthesia"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Deborah","family":"Dobberstein","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9701-8204","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Berthold","family":"Seitz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Anja","family":"Viestenz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany"},{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, University Medicine Halle, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Arne","family":"Viestenz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center, 66421 Homburg, Germany"},{"name":"Department of Ophthalmology, University Medicine Halle, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, 06120 Halle, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,8,31]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Bause, H., Kochs, E., Scholz, J., am Esch, J.S., and Standl, T. 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