A prospective study on postoperative pain after cataract surgery

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2013, Pages 1429-1435

  Porela Tiihonen, Susanna ^a   Kaarniranta, Kai ^a   Kokki, Merja ^a   Purhonen, Sinikka ^a   Kokki, Hannu ^a  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aged; Cataract extraction; Eye; Follow up study; Phacoemulsification; Recovery; Refractive surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; IBUPROFEN; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRIEF PAIN INVENTORY; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; EYE BURNING; EYE IRRITATION; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN BODY SENSATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCULAR PRURITUS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 84880276659     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S47576     Document Type: Article

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