Table 2.
Relative Effect of the Anesthetic Technique on Muscle Movement
| Technique | Time | Medial | Superior | Inferior | Lateral |
| Canthal (N = 30) | 2′ | 1.367 (0.615) | 1.700 (0.466) | 1.700 (0.466) | 1.667 (0.479) |
| 5′ | 0.700 (0.837) | 1.000 (0.743) | 1.367 (0.490) | 1.467 (0.507) | |
| 10′ | 0.333 (0.479) | 0.267 (0.450) | 0.267 (0.450) | 0.600 (0.498) | |
| Average | 0.800g (0.782) | 0.989a,b,h (0.814) | 1.111c,d,i (0.771) | 1.244e,f,g,h,i (0.676) | |
| Adjusted | 0.773 (0.072) | 0.940 (0.065) | 1.168 (0.068) | 1.249 (0.069) | |
| Sub-Tenon (N = 30) | 2′ | 1.367 (0.809) | 1.367 (0.765) | 1.367 (0.809) | 1.367 (0.850) |
| 5′ | 0.633 0.490) | 0.700 (0.466) | 0.633 (0.490) | 0.633 (0.490) | |
| 10′ | 0.367 0.490) | 0.233 (0.430) | 0.267 (0.450) | 0.500 (0.508) | |
| Average | 0.789 (0.742) | 0.767b (0.735) | 0.756d (0.754) | 0.833f (0.738) | |
| Adjusted | 0.738 (0.085) | 0.704 (0.077) | 0.850 (0.081) | 0.843 (0.082) | |
| RB (N = 30) | 2′ | 1.433 (0.626) | 1.467 (0.571) | 1.300 (0.651) | 1.467 (0.571) |
| 5′ | 0.600 (0.498) | 0.600 (0.498) | 0.700 (0.535) | 0.467 (0.507) | |
| 10′ | 0.100 (0.305) | 0.133 (0.346) | 0.233 (0.504) | 0.133 (0.346) | |
| Average | 0.711 (0.738) | 0.733a (0.731) | 0.744c (0.712) | 0.689e (0.744) | |
| Adjusted | 0.673 (0.086) | 0.612 (0.078) | 0.817 (0.081) | 0.683 (0.082) |
Mean score° (SD) by time (minutes) after anesthesia administration and on average.
°Akinesia of rectus muscles was coded as follows: 0 = no movement, 1 = reduced movement, and 2 = normal movement.
Mixed-effect linear models' P-values: aP = 0.0069, bP = 0.0182, cP = 0.0002, dP = 0.0004, eP < 0.0001, and fP = 0.0002.
Mixed-effect ordinal logit models' P-values: gP = 0.0001, hP = 0.0007, and iP = 0.0302.