title: Use of a wick to deliver preoperative mydriatics for cataract surgery.
abstract: Before cataract surgery at our institution, we traditionally dilated the pupils with 5 drops: proparacaine 0.5%, cyclopentolate 1%, phenylephrine 2.5%, flurbiprofen sodium 0.03% (Ocufen), and ofloxacin 0.3% (Ocuflox) at 15-minute intervals given 3 times. This was work intensive for the nursing staff. Since September 2000, we have used a wick soaked in a dilating mixture containing cyclopentolate 1%, phenylephrine 2.5%, diclofenac sodium 0.1% (Voltaren), and Ocuflox. Use of the wick has been beneficial and time saving to hospital staff.
authors.affiliation: From Pasqua Hospital, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
authors.forename: Lindsay
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ong-Tone
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D003519:Cyclopentolate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004008:Diclofenac / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D009184:Mydriatics / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010656:Phenylephrine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011680:Pupil / Q000187:drug effects*; D015503:Surgical Sponges
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D009184:Mydriatics; D004008:Diclofenac; D010656:Phenylephrine; D015242:Ofloxacin; D003519:Cyclopentolate