[Intra-arterial infusion therapy via the external carotid artery system in emergency combined treatment of the eye].

The proposed new method--prolonged infusion of a mixture of medicinal preparations through the superficial temporal artery--is based on researches confirming a considerable role of external carotid branches in the eye blood supply. The method used in 42 patients with different eye diseases (neuritis, endophthalmitis, burns) is shown to be highly effective.