BACKGROUND: in addition to intracameral anaesthesia, drop anaesthesia with @entity6513 drops has been established for topical anaesthesia in @entity231 surgery. Anaesthesia with @entity3303 gel is less established. We compared @entity158 sensitivity of @entity1 undergoing surgery with drop anaesthesia to @entity1 who underwent surgery with gel anaesthesia. @entity1 AND METHODS: In a questionnaire-based survey in which @entity1 assessed their sensitivity to @entity158 during @entity231 surgery, we compared the sensitivity to @entity158 of 49 @entity1 during surgery with gel anaesthesia to 62 @entity1 who consecutively underwent surgery with drop anaesthesia. @entity1 assessed @entity158 intensity postoperatively by checking off a 10-graduation @entity158 scale. @entity3303 gel (2 %) was applied once while @entity6513 drops (1 %) were applied three times. All interventions were carried out by two surgeons as phako emulsifications with implantation of a posterior chamber lens via posterior-limbal access. In addition to @entity158 sensitivity we also considered the @entity1 ' age, duration of surgery and surgical complications. The data for the @entity1 ' age, the duration of surgery and the assessment of intensity were not normally distributed so that a Mann-Whitney-rank-sum test was performed. RESULTS: No differences were observed between tho two groups, neither regarding age (P = 0.63) nor the duration of the surgical intervention (p = 0.43). However, in @entity1 treated with @entity6513 @entity158 sensitivity was reported as being significantly less (mean 1,77) than in @entity1 treated with @entity3303 gel (mean 2.22; P < 0.043). 73.5 % of @entity1 with gel anaesthesia and 83.9 % of those with drop anaesthesia reported "negligible" @entity158 . There were no intra-operative complications. CONCLUSION: Both gel anaesthesia and drop anaesthesia are suitable methods for @entity231 surgery under local anaesthesia. According to @entity1 ' assessment, drop anaesthesia with @entity6513 is better suited for @entity158 elimination.

[ XXXX drops versus @entity3303 gel for topical anaesthesia in @entity231 surgery].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients', 'PATIENTS'] @entity231 :: ('MESH:D002386', 'Disease') :: ['cataract'] @entity6513 :: ('MESH:D013748', 'Chemical') :: ['tetracaine'] @entity3303 :: ('MESH:D008012', 'Chemical') :: ['Lidocaine', 'lidocaine'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['drops pain', 'pain', 'pains']
@entity6513 :: (MESH:D013748,Chemical) :: ['Tetracaine']
