Study	Reason for exclusion
Ahmed 2001	Ineligible population: trial excluded participants with epithelial defects
Badalà 2004	Ineligible intervention: no amide or ester anesthetic
Carruthers 1995	Ineligible population: no participants with corneal abrasion
Castrén 1963	Ineligible population and indication: participants under 18 years old, anesthetic used for foreign body removal
Chatziralli 2010	Ineligible population: pre‐operative participants only
Cherry 1996	Ineligible study design: non‐randomized trial
Ferreira 1992	Ineligible population: pre‐operative participants only
Filippone 1967	Ineligible population: no participants with corneal abrasion
Henrotte 1972	Ineligible study design: case series
Kirwan 2008	Ineligible intervention: anesthetics only administered once following surgery
NCT02483897	Ineligible study: withdrawn because of "inability to recruit at required rate"; we confirmed with the investigators that no data were available
NCT02771392	Ineligible study: trial never started and there was no enrollment; we confirmed with the investigators
NCT04283331	Ineligible intervention: impregnated bandage soft contact lens, no topical anesthetic
Steiner 1966	Ineligible population: randomized intervention study on animal models
Verma 1997	Ineligible comparison: no non‐amide or non‐ester control group
Weindler 2001	Ineligible population: pre‐operative participants only