Diagnostic eye drops Flashcards
1
Q
What is used as an anaesthetic to the eye?
A
- Proxymetacaine hydrochloride
- FB removal/tonometry/corneal scraping
2
Q
What is used to see corneal damage under a blue light?
A
- fluoresceine
- also diagnose nasolacrimal duct obstruction/dry eyes
3
Q
What are used as dilating drops?
A
- tropicamide/atropine (block parasympathetic supply)
- S/E: blurring, acute angle closure glaucoma
-Phenyephrine = sympathomimetic
4
Q
How does vigabatrin affect eye?
A
constrict fields
5
Q
How can steroids affect the eye?
A
cataracts
6
Q
How can ethambutol affect the eye?
A
optic neuropathy
7
Q
How can chloriquine affect the eye?
A
maculopathy
