Retinal laser photocoagulation, anaesthesia, and pain responses

Eye

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1415-1416

  Stanga, P E ^a,b   Muqit, M M K ^a,b  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYBUPROCAINE; TETRACAINE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; LETTER; PAIN; PANRETINAL PHOTOCOAGULATION; RETINA INJURY; RETINA MACULA EDEMA; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA;

EID: 77955600315     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2010.37     Document Type: Letter

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