Control of pain after photorefractive keratectomy: Tetracaine versus diclofenac;Tetracaine versus diclofenac dans le traitement de la douleur apres photokeratectomie refractive

Journal Francais d'Ophtalmologie

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 14-20

  Montard, M ^a   Chopin, C ^a   Delbosc, B ^a   Muhieddine, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL JEAN MINJOZ   (France)

Author keywords

Diclofenac; Epithelial healing; Functional symptoms; Pain; Photorefractive keratectomy; Tetracaine

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE PLUS PARACETAMOL; DICLOFENAC; EXOCINE; TETRACAINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; EYE DROPS; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WOUND HEALING; PHOTOREFRACTIVE KERATECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DICLOFENAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MALE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TETRACAINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032905844     PISSN: 01815512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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