Formulary

11.7 Local anaesthetics

First Line
Second Line
Specialist
Hospital Only

Local anaesthetics should never be used for the management of ocular symptoms.

Proxymetacaine
  • Single use preservative dose eye drops 0.5% (0.5ml unit dose)
Tetracaine
  • Single use preservative free eye drops 0.5% (0.5ml unit dose)
Lidocaine with fluorescein
  • Single use preservative free eye drops lidocaine 4%/ fluorescein 0.25% (0.5ml unit dose)