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Electronic medical records from the year 2018 were screened. Ophthalmology patients \u226518 years of age were included. The main outcome measures were patient demographics, outpatient opioid prescriptions, ophthalmic procedure and prescriber details, including department and training level.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>1654 opioid prescriptions were written, accounting for 2.2% of all ophthalmic procedures in a calendar year. Of the patients who received prescriptions, 51.4% were female (n=851) with a mean age of 52.3\u00b118.5 (range 18\u201395 years). In general, the morphine equivalent dose was low, with an average of 12.4\u00b16.75 pills dispensed (range 1\u201360) with 0.0\u00b10.01 refills (range 0\u20133). Cornea specialists were the highest opioid prescribers (22.7% of all providers who wrote a prescription), followed by oculoplastics (22.2%) and retina (18.4%). The most common procedure for which an opioid was prescribed was cornea crosslinking (14.3% of all opioid prescriptions).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>While opioid prescriptions are generally low for ophthalmic procedures across departments, cornea specialists accounted for nearly a third of opioid prescriptions. 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