Visual experience during phacoemulsification under topical anaesthesia: A nationwide survey of Singapore ophthalmologists

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 578-581

  Leo, Seo Wei ^a   Lee, Llewellyn Kuan Ming ^a   Au Eong, Kah Guan ^a,b,c,d  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Phacoemulsification; Topical anaesthesia; Visual experience

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BRIGHTNESS; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COLOR; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SINGAPORE; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; VISION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; METHODOLOGY; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; SENSATION; STATISTICS;

ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PHACOEMULSIFICATION; SENSATION; SINGAPORE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33644980140     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2005.01098.x     Document Type: Article

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