Topical Anesthesia for Cataract Surgery: The Patients' Perspective

Purpose. To evaluate the analgesic efficacy of 0.5% propacaine hydrochloride as topical anesthesia during phacoemulsification surgery. Methods. Intraoperative pain intensity was assessed using a 5-category verbal rating scale during each of three surgical stages. Pain scores from each surgical sta...

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Main Authors: Apil, Aytekin, Kartal, Baki, Ekinci, Metin, Cagatay, Halil Huseyin, Keles, Sadullah, Ceylan, Erdinc, Cakici, Ozgur
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4094730/