Evaluation of patients' experiences at different stages of the intravitreal injection procedure - what can be improved?

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1499-1502

  Tailor, Rajen ^a   Beasley, Rebecca ^a   Yang, Yit ^a   Narendran, Niro ^a  

^a NEW CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Patient experience; Ranibizumab

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; PROXYMETACAINE; TROPICAMIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVITREAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SURGICAL DRAPE;

EID: 81155135096     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/opth.s24358     Document Type: Article

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