An assessment of the discomfort associated with the use of rose bengal 1% eyedrops on the normal human eye: A comparison with saline 0.9% and a topical ocular anaesthetic

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 159-167

  Doughty, Michael J ^a   Lee, Carole Ann ^a   Ritchie, Seana ^a   Naase, Taher ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Comfort; Conjunctiva; Proparacaine; Proxymetacaine; Rose bengal; Visual analogue scores; Vital stain

Indexed keywords

PROXYMETACAINE; ROSE BENGAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INSTILLATION; EYE; EYE DISCOMFORT; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IRIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CONJUNCTIVA; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROPOXYCAINE; ROSE BENGAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 33847239586     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2006.00456.x     Document Type: Article

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