Topical diclofenac sodium for treatment of postoperative inflammation in cataract surgery

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 223-226

  Reddy, Manjoo S ^a   Suneetha, N ^a   Thomas, Reji K ^a   Battu, R R ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S NATIONAL ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone phosphate; Diclofenac sodium; Extracapsular cataract extraction; Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; DICLOFENAC; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CILIARY BODY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCEMET MEMBRANE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EXTRACAPSULAR CATARACT EXTRACTION; EYE INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; VISUAL ACUITY;

ANTERIOR CHAMBER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CELL COUNT; DEXAMETHASONE; DICLOFENAC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0343338274     PISSN: 03014738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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