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Peritopic anesthesia: a new alternative in cataract surgery

Authors Abreu J, Abreu R, Cordovés L, Aguilar J

Received 2 February 2013

Accepted for publication 5 February 2013

Published 15 March 2013 Volume 2013:7 Pages 555—556

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S43231

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José A Abreu,1 Rodrigo Abreu,2 Luis M Cordovés,1 José J Aguilar1

1Ophthalmology Department, University Hospital of the Canary Islands, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain; 2Ophthalmology Department, University Hospital of La Candelaria, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

We read with interest the recently published article "Superior subconjunctival anesthesia versus retrobulbar anesthesia for manual small-incision cataract surgery in a residency training program: a randomized controlled trial" by Pipat Kongsap,1 where the author studied possible differences in the clinical outcomes of superior subconjunctival anesthesia and retrobulbar anesthesia, in a residency training program.

View original paper by Kongsap.

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