Topical ophthalmic NSAIDs reduce pain faster than placebo

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Topical ophthalmic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) relieve the pain of uncomplicated acute corneal abrasions faster than placebo eyedrops.

The pain relief is small; whether the pain relief difference would be noticed by patients and how it compares with oral analgesics is unknown. Given the cost of topical NSAIDs, they are most useful for a select patient population: those who must return to work immediately, and those for whom opioid analgesia-induced sedation is intolerable.

 
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Weaver CS, Terrell KM. Update: Do ophthalmic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs reduce the pain associated with simple corneal abrasion without delaying healing? Ann Emerg Med 2003; 41:134–140.

Bruce R. Deschere, MD, MSBA
Kendra Schwartz, MD, MSPH
Department of Family Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich. E-mail: deschere@med.wayne.edu.

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Bruce R. Deschere, MD, MSBA
Kendra Schwartz, MD, MSPH
Department of Family Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich. E-mail: deschere@med.wayne.edu.

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Weaver CS, Terrell KM. Update: Do ophthalmic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs reduce the pain associated with simple corneal abrasion without delaying healing? Ann Emerg Med 2003; 41:134–140.

Bruce R. Deschere, MD, MSBA
Kendra Schwartz, MD, MSPH
Department of Family Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich. E-mail: deschere@med.wayne.edu.

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Topical ophthalmic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) relieve the pain of uncomplicated acute corneal abrasions faster than placebo eyedrops.

The pain relief is small; whether the pain relief difference would be noticed by patients and how it compares with oral analgesics is unknown. Given the cost of topical NSAIDs, they are most useful for a select patient population: those who must return to work immediately, and those for whom opioid analgesia-induced sedation is intolerable.

 
PRACTICE RECOMMENDATIONS

Topical ophthalmic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) relieve the pain of uncomplicated acute corneal abrasions faster than placebo eyedrops.

The pain relief is small; whether the pain relief difference would be noticed by patients and how it compares with oral analgesics is unknown. Given the cost of topical NSAIDs, they are most useful for a select patient population: those who must return to work immediately, and those for whom opioid analgesia-induced sedation is intolerable.

 
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