Topical tetracaine with bandage soft contact lens pain control after photorefractive keratectomy

Journal of Refractive Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 444-447

  Brilakis, Harilaos S ^a   Deutsch, Thomas A ^a,b  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETRACAINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; EPITHELIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATECTOMY; MALE; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT CONTACT LENS; WOUND HEALING;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BANDAGES; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATECTOMY, PHOTOREFRACTIVE, EXCIMER LASER; MALE; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; SAFETY; TETRACAINE;

EID: 0033870667     PISSN: 1081597X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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