Treatment is directed toward immediate relief of pain and its cause (e.g. corneal scratch or foreign body). Topical analgesics such as proparacaine are highly effective at treating superficial eye ...

33 participants were enrolled; the mean age was 38.7, with a standard deviation of 12.3; 85% were male; 15 patients were administered the 0.05% proparacaine drops; 18 patients received the placebo ...