Cornea specialists are the highest opioid prescribers at a large academic eye institute in the USA
While opioid prescriptions are generally low for ophthalmic procedures across departments, cornea specialists accounted for nearly a third of opioid prescriptions. Over half of corneal crosslinking patients received opioid prescriptions; there remains an unmet need for opioid-sparing therapy for these patients and others with severe eye pain.
Authors
- Nikolay Boychev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2674-0835)
- Lisa Y. Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1215-4571)
- Sue A. Aicher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5310-4055)
- Laurel T. Tainsh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4269-4413)
- Anat Galor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3026-6155)
- Joseph B. Ciolino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6223-3091)
Institutions
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (US)
- University of Miami (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- Miami VA Healthcare System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjophth-2024-002012
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76