Anesthesia for intravitreal injection

Retina

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 433-434

  Prenner, Jonathan L ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

DRUG DOSE TITRATION; EDITORIAL; EYE PAIN; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE PAIN; INTRAVITREAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA;

ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; EYE PAIN; HUMANS; INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 79952304959     PISSN: 0275004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e31820a686a     Document Type: Editorial

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