A patient comes to the outpatient eye clinic with a foreign body in the eye. Which of the following is the physician likely to use before removing it?
1. Proparacaine
2. Bacitracin
3. Ganciclovir
4. Dexamethasone
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Proparacaine (Alcaine) is a local ophthalmic anesthetic used 2 to 3 minutes before removal of a foreign body.
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