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The Effectiveness of 2% Lidocaine Gel Compared to 0.5% Tetracaine Eye Drop As Topical Anesthetic Agent for Phacoemulsification Surgery

BACKGROUND: Topical anesthetics have become the primary choice in phacoemulsification procedures for cataract extraction. The most common topical anesthetic drug used is 0.5% tetracaine eye drops. Repeated administration of 0.5% tetracaine drops can cause corneal epithelial damage. Two percent lidoc...

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Autores principales: Chandra, Susilo, Sugiarto, Adhrie, Hotasi, Robert, Chrysantia Melati, Annemarie, Harmani, Bondan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Kowsar 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6119219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30214881
http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/aapm.68383