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Effect of preoperative melatonin on anxiety and pain in patient undergoing phacoemulsification cataract surgery
Introduction: Preoperative anxiety is an unpleasant state in patients undergoing Phacoemulsification cataract surgery. Benzodiazepines are used to alleviate anxiety. The anxiolytic and analgesic effects of melatonin are compared with diazepam in this study. We have assessed the effect of melatonin on verbal anxiety sco …