Topical anesthesia using lidocaine gel for cataract surgery

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 635-639

  Assia, Ehud I ^a   Pras, Eran ^a   Yehezkel, Meir ^a   Rotenstreich, Ygal ^a   Jager Roshu, Simona ^a  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; GEL; HUMAN; INTRACAMERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONGE; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CATARACT EXTRACTION; GELS; HUMANS; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; LIDOCAINE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032901174     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(99)00026-7     Document Type: Article

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