Surgeon experience and patient comfort during clear corneal phacoemulsification under topical local anesthesia

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1977-1981

  Mathew, Manu R K ^a,c   Webb, Lennox A ^a   Hill, Robert ^b  

^a Argyll Clyde Acute Hosp NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID; PROXYMETACAINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACAMERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LENS IMPLANT; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; SKILL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CORNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PROPOXYCAINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036855732     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(02)01369-X     Document Type: Article

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