Evaluation of diclofenac sodium 0.1% Ophthalmic solution in the treatment of ocular symptoms after bilateral radial keratotomy

Cornea

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 406-413

  Hettinger, Michael E ^a   Gill, Diane J ^b   Robin, Jeffrey B ^c,e   Levy, Renny H ^d   Koester, John ^b  

^a Kansas City Eye Clinic   (United States)

^b CIBA Vision Corporation   (United States)

^c Illinois Cornea Center   (United States)

^d Santa Fe Refractive Surgery   (United States)

^e Orange Professional Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Diclofenac sodium; Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug; Postoperative ocular symptom relief; Radial keratotomy

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; NARCOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EYE INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYOPIA; PAIN; PHOTOPHOBIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL KERATOTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030927949     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-199707000-00006     Document Type: Article

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