Topical Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs for Management of Pain after Photorefractive Keratectomy - a Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.

Flurbiprofen was favorable in pain scores on typically postoperative painful days and reepithelization times. However, analgesics intake, a more objective outcome, suggested superiority of other NSAIDs. Inconsistencies may be explained by the small sample size. For clinical interpretation, NSAIDs effect sizes should be taken into consideration.