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Br J Ophthalmol 81:288-290 doi:10.1136/bjo.81.4.288
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    • Clinical science

Topical anaesthesia with oxybuprocaine versus sub-Tenon’s infiltration with 2% lignocaine for small incision cataract surgery

Table 1

Number of patients feeling pain or discomfort during a particular stage of the operation

Sub-Tenon’s Topical
Superior rectus fixation suture 3
Cautery 6
Phacoemulsification 1
Enlargement of scleral tunnel 1
Insertion of IOL 2
Conjunctival closure (by saline bleb)  
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