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Proxymetacaine (Proparacaine)

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  1. Binder DR, Herring IP and Ward DL (2005) Duration of effect of topical ophthalmic application of 0.5% proparacaine hydrochloride on corneal sensitivity in clinically normal cats.Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists,81
  2. Herring IP, Bobofchak MA, Landry MP and Ward DL (2005) Duration of effect and effect of multiple doses of topical ophthalmic 0.5% proparacaine hydrochloride in clinically normal dogs.American Journal of Veterinary Research  66, 77–80
  3. Sarchahi AA and Eskandari M (2018) Effect of four local anesthetics (tetracaine, proparacaine, lidocaine, and bupivacaine) on intraocular pressure in dogs.International Ophthalmology 39, 1467–1474
  4. Styles J, Khrone S, Rankin A and Chang M (2001) The efficacy of 0.5% proparacaine stored at room temperature.Veterinary Ophthalmology 4, 205–207
  5. Venturi F, Blocker T, Dees DD et al. (2017) Corneal anesthetic effect and ocular tolerance of 3.5% lidocaine gel in comparison with 0.5% aqueous proparacaine and 0.5% viscous tetracaine in normal canines. Veterinary Ophthalmology  20, 405–410
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