Viscoanaesthesia in cataract surgery: A prospective, randomized clinical trial

Acta Ophthalmologica

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 378-381

  Välimäki, Juha ^a   Törnblom, Riikka Maija ^a  

^a Central Hospital of Lahti   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cataract surgery; Corneal oedema; Intracameral lidocaine; Topical anaesthesia; Viscoanaesthesia

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CORNEAL EDEMA; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; INJECTIONS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 66249125356     PISSN: 1755375X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2008.01267.x     Document Type: Article

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