[Aschner's cardio-ocular reflex and its importance in eye surgery]

In 113 patients who underwent surgical treatment Aschner's reflex was evaluated by a 24-hours Holter's monitoring and simultaneous registration of the susceptibility for spontaneous bradycardia independent from the time of surgery. Aschner's reflex was found in 43.4% operated patients and bradycardia was statistically significant. Only in the group of children who received atropine intravenously immediately before surgery no statistically significant bradycardia was found.