Topical pain killers

[brd888]

Why are there no topical pain killers to give temporary relief for corneal erosions? Don't medics have these for some tests they do? Why can't a milder one be sold for mild pain relief?

[Rebecca Petris]

Why are there no topical pain killers to give temporary relief for corneal erosions? Don't medics have these for some tests they do? Why can't a milder one be sold for mild pain relief?
Tempting :) but totally counterproductive. Check out this thread (http://www.dryeyezone.com/talk/showthread.php?t=2513&highlight=anaesthetic) where it was discussed before - Kakinda gives a good explanation why this is not an option for us.

[brd888]

Yeah I suppose its obvious. What about normal painkillers like Paracetamol and Ibuprofen? Can these help through major dry episodes?

[Gaye]

At one point, my previous eye doctor gave me Voltaren eye drops for eye pain but I didn't feel like it really helped. My new doctor has given me a prescription for Acular and I find that when I am having an especially bad eye pain situation (like an erosion), this works pretty well and seems to get things under control fairly quickly.

[stella]

Anyone else any experience with volterol eye drops?
I asked Dr Latkany if they were appropriate for DE sufferers and he said he had used them (see Q & A )
I feel that if I knew i had some form of effective pain relief - only in reserve when the pain got bad - I could cope better
After all it is an anti- inflammatory for those of us who have inflammation and when used orally for aches and pains it is quite effective
Why not for the pain of DE ?
It is a lot safer than steroids
Any opinions and ideas ?
Forgot to mention to those in UK - it comes unpreserved