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Topical anesthesia in phacoemulsification

Saad Waheeb

Oman Journal of Ophthalmology · 2010 · 34 citations · 15 references

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Abstract

Topical anesthesia is a satisfactory and safe alternative to retrobulbar and peribulbar anesthesia for clear corneal phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation in selected cataract patients in the hands of experienced cataract surgeon.

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