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A randomized controlled trial of intracameral lidocaine during phacoemulsification under topical anesthesia
J E Boulton1, A Lopatatzidis, J Luck
1Department of Ophthalmology, Royal United Hospital, Bath, United Kingdom.
Objective:
To test the hypothesis that adjunctive intracameral 1% lidocaine reduces intraoperative pain during phacoemulsification using topical anesthesia.
Design:
Prospective, double-masked, randomized, controlled trial.
Participants:
A total of 200 patients undergoing routine phacoemulsification under topical 1% tetracaine were studied.
Intervention:
Randomization to 0.5 ml intracameral, unpreserved, epinephrine-free 1% lidocaine or placebo was conducted.
Main Outcome Measure:
Intraoperative pain was quantified by the patients using a 0-10 visual analog pain scale.
Results:
Intraoperative pain scores (+/- standard deviation) for the lidocaine and control groups were 1.29 +/-1.24 and 1.44 +/- 1.33, respectively (P > 0.35).
Conclusions:
In a rigorously double-masked, prospective, randomized, controlled trial there was no significant reduction in intraoperative pain when intracameral 1% lidocaine was used during phacoemulsification under topical anesthesia.
