Significantly fewer patients undergoing cataract surgery who received intracameral Omidria experienced severe pain or required intraoperative fentanyl than did patients who received epinephrine, according to a study.
“Fentanyl is a commonly employed anesthesia during cataract surgery. The ability of Omidria to reduce pain and the need for fentanyl is a welcome advance for cataract surgery patients, a population already at risk for increased exposure to and dependence on opioids,” Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, told Healio/OSN.
In the single-masked comparative study, 41 patients were
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