Patient comfort during clear corneal phacoemulsification with sub-Tenon's local anesthesia

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1132-1136

  Mathew, Manu R K ^a   Williams, Anne ^a   Esakowitz, Leonard ^a   Webb, Lennox A ^a   Murray, Stephen B ^a   Bennett, Harry G B ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PROXYMETACAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANNULA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS CANNULA; LENS IMPLANTATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; POSTERIOR CHAMBER INTRAOCULAR LENS IMPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBTENON LOCAL ANESTHESIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0038311839     PISSN: 08863350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-3350(03)00247-5     Document Type: Article

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