Tag: Topical Anesthetics

Systemic Review and Meta Analysis on Topical Pain Control in Corneal Abrasions

by Mark Ramzy posted March 29, 2021 No Comments

Background Information: Corneal abrasions are responsible for the largest proportion of eye-related chief complaints in patients presenting to emergency departments in the United States. There is substantial variability in physician practice when it comes to pain control. Ophthalmology literature has ...

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Topical Anesthetic Use on Corneal Abrasions

by Salim Rezaie posted April 21, 2014 No Comments

Patients with corneal abrasions typically come to the emergency department for eye pain. Most physicians treat these with topical antibiotics, oral analgesia, and for those who are lucky enough 48 – 72 hour follow up with ophthalmology. Oral analgesia does ...

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