Cataract Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) Feasibility Pilot Study

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. History of prior cataract surgery
• •2. Admission to the hospital within the past 30 days
• •3. Difficulty being sedated during other minor outpatient procedures or imaging studies
• •4. Allergy or resistance to local anesthetic agents
• •5. Cannot lay flat on your back without having symptoms (i.e., difficulty breathing, severe back pain, etc.)
• •6. History of severe anxiety requiring routine use of benzodiazepines
• •7. Severe valve disease (e.g., critical aortic stenosis)
• •8. Cardiac conditions requiring an implanted cardiac device such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, or left ventricular assist device (for arrhythmia, congestive heart failure, etc.)
• •9. Untreated chest pain or angina
• •10. Patients with movement disorders (e.g., Parkinson's Disease)
• •11. History of Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA), Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), or seizures
• •12. Require home oxygen (O2) at rest or with exertion
• •13. End-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring dialysis
• •14. Morbid obesity (BMI\>35)
• •15. Patient undergoing cataract surgery in combination with any other ophthalmologic procedure
• •16. Patient requiring general anesthesia during cataract surgery due to the underlying characteristics of the existing cataract and/or anticipated complexity of the planned procedure