Application and notice of a new generation of non-steroidal eye drops in refractive surgery / 中华实验眼科杂志

ABSTRACT

The efficacy and safety of excimer laser corneal refractive surgery for refractive error correction have been widely recognized,and effective and appropriate application of perioperative medication also greatly improved patients' satisfaction with surgery.Topical application of glucocorticoid is indispensable for the excimer laser corneal refractive surgery,and it can not be replaced by any other medication for more than 20 years.However,adverse reactions and complications after the application of glucocorticoid are not rare,especially in patients who are long-term users.Therefore,in recent years,non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are becoming more widely used in ophthalmology.Bromfenac sodium,an inhibitor of cyclooxygenase-2,could assume the role as low-concentration glucocorticoids with good medical effects and less adverse effects.But whether it could attain the same therapeutic effects as glucocorticoids in corneal refractive surgery is a subject worth studying.