Corneal abrasion

Corneal abrasion Evidence to Practice (5741) Total Article Views Authors: Scott Fraser Published Date April 2010 Volume 2010:4 Pages 387 - 390 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S10700 Scott Fraser Sunderland Eye Infirmary, Sunderland, UK Date of preparation: 25th June 2009 Conflict of interest: None declared Clinical question: What is the best treatment for traumatic corneal abrasion? Results: Eye patching does not reduce pain in patients with corneal abrasions. Topical diclofenac does reduce pain in patients with corneal abrasions Implementation: Pitfalls to avoid when treating abrasions: Treatment of small abrasions Treatment of larger abrasions When to refer for specialist treatment Post to: Cannotea Citeulike Del.icio.us Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Readers of this article also read: A protocol for the retina surgeon’s safe initial intravitreal injections Strategies to improve HIV treatment adherence in developed countries: clinical management at the individual level Cumulative clinical experience from over a decade of use of levofloxacin in community-acquired pneumonia: critical appraisal and role in therapy Corneal epithelial toxicity of antiglaucoma formulations: in vitro study of repeated applications P2X receptor-mediated ATP purinergic signaling in health and disease In vitro characterization and in vivo evaluation of nanostructured lipid curcumin carriers for intragastric administration New developments in the treatment of primary insomnia in elderly patients: focus on prolonged-release melatonin Pharmacological and clinical evidence of nevirapine immediate- and extended-release formulations Preliminary study of highly cross-linked hyaluronic acid-based combination therapy for management of knee osteoarthritis-related pain Deficiency of α-1-antitrypsin influences systemic iron homeostasis