Comparison of lidocaine 2% gel versus amethocaine as the sole anesthetic agent for strabismus surgery

Ophthalmology

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1426-1429

  Yu, Christopher B O ^a   Wong, Victoria W Y ^b   Fan, Dorothy S P ^b   Yip, Wilson W K ^b   Lam, Dennis S C ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; EYE DROPS; LIDOCAINE; PLACEBO; TETRACAINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; GEL; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; MALE; MASKING; MEDICAL RECORD; PAIN; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STAGING; STRABISMUS SURGERY; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0037478907     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(03)00453-6     Document Type: Article

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