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Topical Eye Anesthetic

Aka: Topical Eye Anesthetic

Indications
Precautions
1. Primary physicians should not dispense for home use after Eye Injury
  1. Delays re-epithelialization
  2. Suppresses normal blink reflex
Preparations
1. Tetracaine 0.5% (Pontocaine)
2. Proparacaine 0.5% (Alcaine, Ophthetic)

Family Practice Notebook

Patients should address specific medical concerns with their physicians.

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This page was written by Scott Moses, MD, last revised on 11/15/2007 and last published on 2/5/2012.

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