Guidance on Topical Anesthetics
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This guidance is based on the best clinical evidence currently available. The recommendations in this document are dynamic, and will be revised as new clinical information becomes available. This guidance is intended to assist practitioners in providing consistent, high quality, cost effective drug therapy. These criteria are not intended to interfere with clinical judgment. The clinician must ultimately decide the course of therapy based on individual patient situations.
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Effect of topical anesthetics on intraocular pressure and pachymetry.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006