Annals of emergency medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Short-Term Topical Tetracaine Is Highly Efficacious for the Treatment of Pain Caused by Corneal Abrasions: A Double-Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial.
The objective of this study is to show that patients with corneal abrasions would experience more pain relief with short-term topical tetracaine than placebo. ⋯ Short-term topical tetracaine is an efficacious analgesic for acute corneal abrasions, is associated with less hydrocodone use compared with placebo, and was found to be safe in this sample.