title: The treatment of pain following photorefractive keratectomy.
abstract: The most effective management of the pain that follows excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) appears to be the use of topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents. A bandage contact lens for 2 days after photorefractive keratectomy is additive to pain relief. The helpfulness of patching was not confirmed. Surprisingly, drops of local anesthetic were not an efficacious means of managing the pain. This was possibly because they were not used frequently enough. The findings showed trends, but were not statistically significant.
authors.affiliation: Corneal Laser Centre, Clatterbridge Hospital, Bebington, Wirral, England.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Cherry
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Tutton
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Adhikary
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Garston
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hayward
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ramsell
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tolia
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Chipman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bell
mesh_terms: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001458:Bandages; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003261:Contact Lenses; D003315:Cornea / Q000187:drug effects / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009216:Myopia / Q000601:surgery*; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013748:Tetracaine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D013748:Tetracaine