Pain Expression in the Perioperative Period of Cataract Surgery
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
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Summary
Patients having cataract extraction in the second eye under topical anesthesia with monitored
anesthesia care often report increased pain and awareness relative to the first surgery in
the fellow eye, despite similar operative and anesthetic conditions. The purpose of this
study is to investigate the pathogenesis of this phenomenon.