Open AccessEyelid retraction discomfort with cotton-tipped applicator, unimanual and speculum intravitreal injection techniques: Eyelid retraction technique randomized comparison trial (Eyelid RETRACT)
Author(s) -
Joseph Raevis,
Matthew D Karl,
Anthony M Parendo,
Konstantin Astafurov,
Andrew G Dugue,
Steven Agemy,
Allison E. Rizzuti,
Joseph Tseng,
Wayne Scott,
Katelin Reaney-Perrotti,
John Laudi,
Eric Shrier
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_2043_19
Subject(s) - medicine , eyelid , lidocaine , visual analogue scale , surgery , randomized controlled trial , confidence interval , post hoc analysis , post hoc , significant difference , dentistry
The aim of this study was to test the discomfort experienced during intravitreal injections with eyelid retraction between an eyelid speculum, cotton-tipped applicator (CTA), and unimanual eyelid retraction techniques.