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Effects of topical application of tramadol with/without dexmedetomidine and proparacaine on corneal sensitivity in rats
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Journal Article
Effects of topical application of tramadol with/without dexmedetomidine and proparacaine on corneal sensitivity in rats
2021
Overview
Purpose
To evaluate the corneal anesthetic effect following topical application of tramadol alone and in combination with dexmedetomidine, and compare it to proparacaine, in clinically healthy rats.
Methods
A randomized, crossover study was performed. Twenty Wistar albino rats (
n
= 40 eyes) were used. Corneal touch threshold (CTT) measurements (in mm) were obtained using a Cochet-Bonnet aesthesiometer. CTT measurements were obtained at baseline, 1-min following application of the topical anesthetic agent, and repeated at 5-min intervals up to 75 min. The topical protocol involved 3 treatment conditions, separated by a 2-week washout period: proparacaine, tramadol alone, and tramadol in combination with dexmedetomidine.
Results
CTT values were significantly decreased compared to baseline at each timepoint until completion of the 75-min evaluation in all treated eyes, regardless of the assigned treatment (
p
< 0.0083). With tramadol, complete corneal anesthesia (CTT = 0) was achieved within 1−5 min in 18 eyes and ranged from 5 to 25 min. Co-administration of dexmedetomidine to tramadol resulted in significantly increased CTT values from 5 to 20 min following topical application, compared to tramadol alone (
p
< 0.0083), and complete corneal anesthesia was achieved in only 14 out of 20 treated eyes.
Conclusion
Tramadol might be a useful alternative to topical anesthetic agents, providing a dose-related corneal anesthetic effect. Co-administration of dexmedetomidine does not potentiate its anesthetic effect. The underlying mechanism(s) of drug antagonism between tramadol and dexmedetomidine remains to be determined.
Publisher
Springer Netherlands,Springer Nature B.V
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