Topical analgesia for superficial corneal injuries

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 186-188

  Brahma, A K ^a   Shah, S ^a   Hillier, V F ^b   McLeod, D ^a   Sabala, T ^a   Brown, A ^a   Marsden, J ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corneal abrasions; Corneal foreign bodies; Flurbiprofen; Non steroidal anti inflammarory agents; Topical analgesia

Indexed keywords

EYE DROPS; FLURBIPROFEN; HOMATROPINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

ABRASION; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN; TECHNIQUE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CORNEA; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EYE INJURIES; FEMALE; FLURBIPROFEN; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROPANES;

EID: 0029884649     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.13.3.186     Document Type: Article

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