Background: To compare the clinical efficacy of lidocaine 2% with tetracaine 0.5% for cataract surgery. Methods: In a randomized, multi-surgeon, controlled clinical trial,122 consecutive cataract ...

Topical lidocaine gel administered before povidone-iodine proved deleterious to ocular surface antisepsis, a study found. "Povidone-iodine effectively reduces bacterial counts when applied alone or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NUSA DUA, Indonesia — A topical lidocaine 2% gel applied to eyes before LASIK helps mitigate pain more than ...

This article was reviewed by Kelly Brown MD, MBA. If you have PE, you may have heard that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and topical creams and sprays with lidocaine can help you ...

Anesthesia is an important part of modern medicine. It’s hard to grasp how in the past people underwent surgeries without numbing their sensations first. Luckily, in the 21 st century, we have a ...

Some over-the-counter (OTC) topical creams, like lidocaine or capsaicin, may be helpful for nerve pain. Nerve pain is distinct from typical tissue pain. When you have tissue pain, like falling down or ...

BALTIMORE, Jan. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Arcion Therapeutics, a clinical stage biotechnology company developing topical therapies for chronic pain, today announced that it received notice of allowance ...

Scilex Holding Company announced the publication of a study in Pain Medicine News revealing that patients treated with ZTlido® (lidocaine topical system 1.8%) showed a greater reduction in opioid use ...

Scilex Holding Company announced completion of its SP-103 Phase 2 study to evaluate the safety and efficacy in subjects with acute LBP. The Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, ...

In summary, both topical TetraVisc 0.5% and lidocaine 2% gel used independently provide good surgical anesthesia and patient comfort during ocular surgery. The subjective assessment of pain by ...