Comparison Between 2% Lidocaine Gel and 5% Tetracaine Eye Drop as Topical Anesthesia in Phacoemulsification

Summary

This study aimed to compare the efficacy between 2% lidocaine gel vs 0.5% tetracaine eye drop as topical anesthesia in phacoemulsification

Timeline

Start

2016-12-01

Primary completion

2017-12-01

Completion

2018-01-31

Publications

• Background Jinapriya D, Almeida DR, Johnson D, Irrcher I, El-Defrawy SR. Anaesthetic plus dilating gel improves pupil dilation for cataract surgery. Can J Ophthalmol. 2012 Apr;47(2):145-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2012.01.007. Epub 2012 Mar 14.
• Background Tsoumani AT, Asproudis IC, Damigos D. Tetracaine 0.5% eyedrops with or without lidocaine 2% gel in topical anesthesia for cataract surgery. Clin Ophthalmol. 2010 Sep 7;4:967-70. doi: 10.2147/opth.s11755.
• Background Waheeb S. Topical anesthesia in phacoemulsification. Oman J Ophthalmol. 2010 Sep;3(3):136-9. doi: 10.4103/0974-620X.71892.
• Background Chalam KV, Murthy RK, Agarwal S, Gupta SK, Grover S. Comparative efficacy of topical tetraVisc versus lidocaine gel in cataract surgery. BMC Ophthalmol. 2009 Aug 17;9:7. doi: 10.1186/1471-2415-9-7.
• Background Shiroma HF, Shimono KE, Farah ME, Goldhardt R, Grumann A Jr, Rodrigues EB. Comparative Study Between Lidocaine Gel 2% and 5% for Ophthalmic Procedures. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 2016 May;32(4):192-5. doi: 10.1089/jop.2015.0002. Epub 2016 Jan 20.
• Background Rafailov L, Kulak A, Weedon J, Shinder R. Comparison of Lidocaine Gel-Assisted Transconjunctival and Transcutaneous Local Anesthesia for Outpatient Eyelid Surgery. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2015 Nov-Dec;31(6):470-3. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000391.
• Background Soliman MM, Macky TA, Samir MK. Comparative clinical trial of topical anesthetic agents in cataract surgery: lidocaine 2% gel, bupivacaine 0.5% drops, and benoxinate 0.4% drops. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2004 Aug;30(8):1716-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2003.12.034.
• Background Shah H, Reichel E, Busbee B. A novel lidocaine hydrochloride ophthalmic gel for topical ocular anesthesia. Local Reg Anesth. 2010;3:57-63. doi: 10.2147/lra.s6453. Epub 2010 Aug 10.
• Background Amiel H, Koch PS. Tetracaine hydrochloride 0.5% versus lidocaine 2% jelly as a topical anesthetic agent in cataract surgery: comparative clinical trial. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2007 Jan;33(1):98-100. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrs.2006.09.013.
• Background Irle S, Luckefahr MH, Tho Seeth T. [Tetracaine drops versus lidocaine gel for topical anaesthesia in cataract surgery]. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 2003 Sep;220(9):625-8. doi: 10.1055/s-2003-42811. German.

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