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Management of Ocular Trauma in Emergency (MOTE) Trial: A pilot randomized double-blinded trial comparing topical amethocaine with saline in the outpatient management of corneal trauma

BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether local anesthetic eye drops can be safely used for the topical anesthesia of patients with minor corneal injury who are discharged from the emergency department (ED). OBJECTIVES: To assess whether topical 0.4% amethocaine self-administered to a maximum recommended fr...

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Autores principales: Ting, Joseph Y S, Barns, Kenneth J, Holmes, John L
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2700573/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19561949
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.44676