Topical anesthesia in transconjunctival sutureless 25-gauge vitrectomy for macular-based disorders

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-68

  Tang, Shibo ^a   Lai, Pinghong ^a,b   Lai, Mingying ^a,c   Zou, Yuping ^a   Li, Jiaqing ^a   Li, Shuangnong ^a,d  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIANGXI PROVINCIAL PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

^c SHENZHEN EYE HOSPITAL   (China)

^d Shanxi Medical College   (China)

Author keywords

25 G; Macular based disease; Topical anesthesia; Vitrectomy

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; PROXYMETACAINE; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANNULA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG SAFETY; EPIRETINAL MEMBRANE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PAIN; PERIBULBAR ANESTHESIA; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RETINA MACULA HOLE; RETINA MACULOPATHY; RETROBULBAR ANESTHESIA; SCLERA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; TRANSCONJUNCTIVAL SUTURELESS 25 GAUGE SYSTEM; VITRECTOMY; VITREORETINAL TRACTION SYNDROME; VITREORETINOPATHY;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPOXYCAINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETINAL DISEASES; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; VITRECTOMY;

EID: 33845871186     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000096526     Document Type: Article

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