Apply topical anesthetic, such as tetracaine or proparacaine, and/or cycloplegic for the patient's comfort and to facilitate the physical examination. (medscape.com)
Proparacaine is a topical anesthetic widely used in ophthalmic practice. (touchophthalmology.com)
Anesthetics2
Topical anesthetics such as proparacaine and tetracaine are used to help with patient compliance. (eyepatient.net)
Topical ophthalmic anesthetics, including proparacaine and tetracaine, are safe when used appropriately to assist with examination by an ophthalmic provider. (touchophthalmology.com)
Drops2
Eye is anesthetized using proparacaine or tetracaine eye drops prior to ACP. (wikipedia.org)
Upon inspection of the eye drops in his hospital room, a bottle of 0.5% proparacaine drops (Sandoz Inc., Holzkirchen, Germany) was found, which he reported having taken from the emergency room. (touchophthalmology.com)
Procedure1
Tetracaine topical (for the skin) is used to numb different parts of the body before a medical test or procedure. (qualitypowders.com)
Local1
Tetracaine is a local anesthetic (numbing medicine). (qualitypowders.com)
Review1
A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials investigated tetracaine for use in emergency departments, especially for IV cannulation in children, in view of its analgesic and cost-saving properties - however it did not find a statistically significant improvement in first attempt cannulations. (qualitypowders.com)
Medical1
His vision loss was attributed to proparacaine abuse that was unresponsive to medical management. (touchophthalmology.com)
Hydrochloride2
Tetracaine hydrochloride ophthalmic solution, USP 0.5% acts by decreasing the permeability of the neuronal membrane, thereby decreasing the flux of sodium, potassium, and other ions associated with propagation of the nerve impulse. (medscape.com)
This retrospective cohort study was conducted in an ED where policy change allowed physicians to use topical tetracaine hydrochloride 1% eye drops for 24 hours for pain treatment for patients with corneal abrasions. (nih.gov)
Topical2
To determine if the number of emergency department (ED) rechecks, persistent fluorescein uptake, ophthalmology referrals, or complications would be affected by the prescription of topical tetracaine for pain relief from simple corneal abrasions (SCAs). (nih.gov)
Topical proparacaine is the most commonly used anesthesia during ROP screening and may significantly ease pain during ROP screening. (bvsalud.org)
Chloroprocaine1
Amino esters, such as benzocaine, chloroprocaine, cocaine, proparacaine and tetracaine are rapidly metabolized, less likely to result in systemic toxicity with a slow onset of action. (anesthesioljournal.com)
Anesthesia1
If general anesthesia is not available, local anesthesia can be applied to the eye with proparacaine or tetracaine before the blood collection operation. (mouseserum.com)