Publication Date:
2019-07-19
Description:
On orbit, ophthalmic anesthetics are used for tonometry and off-nominal corneal examinations. Proparacaine has been flown traditionally. However, the manufacturers recently changed its storage requirements from room temperature storage to refrigerated storage to preserve stability and prolong the shelf-life. Since refrigeration on orbit is not readily available and there were stability concerns about flying proparacaine unrefrigerated, tetracaine was selected as an alternative ophthalmic anesthetic in 2013. We will discuss the challenges encountered flying and using these anesthetics on the International Space Station.
Keywords:
Aerospace Medicine
Type:
JSC-CN-32121
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Annual Scientific Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA) Making a Difference in Aerospace Medicine; May 10, 2015 - May 14, 2015; Lake Buena Vista, FL; United States
Format:
application/pdf
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