Topical anesthetic eye drops abuse: are we aware of the danger?

ERDEM E., Undar I. H., ESEN E., YAR K., YAĞMUR M., Ersoz R.

CUTANEOUS AND OCULAR TOXICOLOGY, vol.32, no.3, pp.189-193, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.3109/15569527.2012.744758
  • Journal Name: CUTANEOUS AND OCULAR TOXICOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.189-193
  • Keywords: Drug abuse, preventive medicine, toxic keratopathy, LOCAL-ANESTHETICS
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the clinical results of topical anesthetic drug (TAD) abuse and to evaluate the results in terms of preventive medicine and public health.