%0 Journal Article
%T The Effectiveness of 2% Lidocaine Gel Compared to 0.5% Tetracaine Eye Drop As Topical Anesthetic Agent for Phacoemulsification Surgery
%A Adhrie Sugiarto
%A Annemarie Chrysantia Melati
%A Bondan Harmani
%A Robert Hotasi
%J Archive of "Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine".
%D 2018
%R 10.5812/aapm.68383
%X Topical anesthetics have become the primary choice in phacoemulsification procedures for cataract extraction. The most common topical anesthetic drug used is 0.5% tetracaine eye drops. Repeated administration of 0.5% tetracaine drops can cause corneal epithelial damage. Two percent lidocaine gel is latest option which has longer contact time with corneal epithelium
%K Phacoemulsification
%K Corneal Anesthesia
%K Lidocaine
%K Tetracaine
%K Topical Anesthesia
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6119219/