Effects of dexamethasone, diclofenac, or placebo on the inflammatory response after cataract surgery

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1380-1384

  Laurell, C G ^a   Zetterstrom C ^a  

^a ST ERIK S EYE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; DICLOFENAC; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CAPSULOTOMY; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EYE INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATOPATHY; LENS IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PHOTOMETRY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DEXAMETHASONE; DICLOFENAC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; LENS IMPLANTATION, INTRAOCULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PHOTOMETRY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036896452     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.86.12.1380     Document Type: Article

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