Ocular Pharmacology

Question 1

What is the normal volume of the tear film?

Answer 1

8-10 microliters

Question 2

How many microliters are there in a single eye drop?

Answer 2

50 microliters

Question 3

What is the total volume of the conjunctival cul-de-sac?

Answer 3

30 microliters

Question 4

A red bottle of eyedrops contains what kind of medications?

Answer 4

Mydriatics, Cycloplegics

Question 5

A tan bottle of eyedrops contains what kind of medications?

Answer 5

Antibiotics

Question 6

A pink bottle of eyedrops contains what kind of medications?

Answer 6

Steroids

Question 7

A teal bottle of eyedrops contains what kind of medications?

Answer 7

Prostaglandin analogues

Question 8

A green bottle of eyedrops contains what kind of medications?

Answer 8

Miotics

Question 9

A yellow bottle of eyedrops contains what kind of medications?

Answer 9

Beta blockers

Question 10

What diagnostic agent can you give if you want to assess the choroidal vasculature?

Answer 10

Indocyanine Green (ICG)

Question 11

How many drops are there in 1 mL of topical eye drops?

Answer 11

20 drops per mL

Question 12

How do you convert drug percentages to mg/mL?

Answer 12

Add a 0 to the percentage (1% is 10 mg/mL)