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Topical anesthetic eye drops abuse: are we aware of the danger?

Elif ErdemDepartment of Ophthalmology Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, AdanaTurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ismail Hakki UndarDepartment of Ophthalmology Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, AdanaTurkey
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Ebru EsenDepartment of Ophthalmology Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, AdanaTurkey
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Kemal YarDepartment of Ophthalmology Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, AdanaTurkey
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Meltem YagmurDepartment of Ophthalmology Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, AdanaTurkey
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Reha ErsozDepartment of Ophthalmology Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, AdanaTurkey
Pages 189-193 | Received 07 Oct 2012, Accepted 23 Oct 2012, Published online: 15 Feb 2013

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John G Pearce & Bhim B Rai. (2023) Topical ocular local anaesthetics as an adjunctive measure in the day-1 treatment of bacterial keratitis. Expert Review of Ophthalmology 18:3, pages 159-166.
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Manisha Mehta, Chao Zhao, Andong Liu, Cassandravictoria Innocent & Daniel S. Kohane. (2022) Prolonged Retrobulbar Local Anesthesia of the Cornea Does Not Cause Keratopathy in Mice. Translational Vision Science & Technology 11:1, pages 33.
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M.C. Baradad-Jurjo, N. Planas-Domenech, N. Barnils-Garcia, M. López-López & T. Martí-Huguet. (2022) Topical anesthetic abuse keratopathy in a contact lens wearer. Journal Français d'Ophtalmologie 45:1, pages 154-156.
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Waed Al-Khalaileh, Rana Abu-Farha, Marie Claire Van Hout & Mayyada Wazaify. (2020) Ophthalmic Drug Abuse: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Ophthalmologists in Jordan. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 19:4, pages 1149-1161.
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Neil Waldman, Ben Winrow, Ian Densie, Andrew Gray, Scott McMaster, George Giddings & John Meanley. (2018) An Observational Study to Determine Whether Routinely Sending Patients Home With a 24-Hour Supply of Topical Tetracaine From the Emergency Department for Simple Corneal Abrasion Pain Is Potentially Safe. Annals of Emergency Medicine 71:6, pages 767-778.
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Anand Swaminathan, Karalynn Otterness, Ken Milne & Salim Rezaie. (2015) The Safety of Topical Anesthetics in the Treatment of Corneal Abrasions: A Review. The Journal of Emergency Medicine 49:5, pages 810-815.
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Paul G. Green, Pedro Alvarez & Jon D. Levine. (2015) Topical Tetrodotoxin Attenuates Photophobia Induced by Corneal Injury in the Rat. The Journal of Pain 16:9, pages 881-886.
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Christopher M. Pruet, Robert M. Feldman & Gene Kim. (2014) Re: “Topical Tetracaine Used for 24 Hours Is Safe and Rated Highly Effective by Patients for the Treatment of Pain Caused by Corneal Abrasions: A Double-blind, Randomized Clinical Trial”. Academic Emergency Medicine 21:9, pages 1062-1063.
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Neil Waldman, Ian K. Densie & Peter Herbison. (2014) In Reply. Academic Emergency Medicine 21:9, pages 1064-1065.
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