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Eye drops are saline
Saline (medicine)

In medicine, saline is a general term referring to a sterile solution of sodium chloride in water. It is used for intravenous infusion, rinsing contact lenses, and nasal irrigation....
-containing drop
Drop

Drop may refer to:*Drop or droplet, a small volume of liquid**Eye drops, saline drops used as medication for the eyes*Drop , a type of punch used in boxing...
s used as a vector
Vector (biology)

In epidemiology, a vector is an organism that does not cause disease itself but that transmits infection by conveying pathogens from one Host to another, serving as a transmission ....
 to administer medication in the eye
Eye

Eyes are Organ that detect light, and send signals along the optic nerve to the visual system and other areas of the brain. Complex optical systems with resolving power have come in ten fundamentally different forms, and 96% of animal species possess a complex optical system....
. Depending on the condition being treated, they may contain steroid
Steroid

A steroid is a terpenoid lipid characterized by a carbon skeleton with four fused rings, generally arranged in a 6-6-6-5 fashion.Steroids vary by the functional groups attached to these rings and the oxidation state of the rings....
s (e.g. mydriatics, dexamethasone
Dexamethasone

Dexamethasone is a potent synthetic member of the glucocorticoid class of steroid hormones. It acts as an anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive drug....
), antihistamine
Antihistamine

An H1 antagonist is a histamine antagonist of the histamine H1 receptor that serves to reduce or eliminate effects mediated by histamine, an endogenous chemical mediator released during allergy....
s, sympathomimetics, beta receptor blocker
Beta blocker

Beta blockers are a class of medication used for various indications, but particularly for the management of cardiac arrhythmias, cardioprotection after myocardial infarction , and hypertension....
s, parasympathomimetics (e.g. pilocarpine
Pilocarpine

Pilocarpine is a muscarine alkaloid obtained from the leaves of tropical American shrubs from the genus Pilocarpus. It is a non-selective muscarinic receptor agonist in the parasympathetic nervous system, which acts therapeutically at the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M3 due to its topical application, e.g....
), parasympatholytic
Parasympatholytic

A parasympatholytic element, also referred to as anticholinergic, reduces the activity of the parasympathetic nervous system. The term parasympatholytic typically refers to the effect of a drug, although some poisons, such as organophosphates act to block the parasympathetic nervous system as well....
s (e.g. tropicamide
Tropicamide

Tropicamide is a muscarinic anticholinergic.Other brand names include Mydriacyl....
 or atropine
Atropine

Atropine is a tropane alkaloid extracted from deadly nightshade , jimsonweed , Mandrake and other plants of the family Solanaceae. It is a secondary metabolite of these plants and serves as a hard drug with a wide variety of effects....
), prostaglandin
Prostaglandin

A prostaglandin is any member of a group of lipid compounds that are derived enzymatically from fatty acids and have important functions in the animal body....
s, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, usually abbreviated to NSAIDs or NAIDs, are Medications with analgesic, antipyretic and, in higher doses, with anti-inflammatory effects ....
s (NSAIDs) or topical anesthetic
Topical anesthetic

A topical anesthetic is a local anesthetic that is used to numb the surface of a body part. They can be used to numb the front of the eye, the inside of the nose, the throat, the skin, the ear, the anus, and the genital....
s. Eye drops sometimes do not have medications in them and are only lubricating and tear
Tears

Tears are the liquid product of a process of lacrimation to clean and lubricate the eyes. The word lacrimation may also be used in a medical or literary sense to refer to crying....
-replacing solutions, and they can also contain anti-redness and similar chemicals.

One effect of administration of mydriatic eyedrops is intolerance to bright light.






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Eye drops are saline
Saline (medicine)

In medicine, saline is a general term referring to a sterile solution of sodium chloride in water. It is used for intravenous infusion, rinsing contact lenses, and nasal irrigation....
-containing drop
Drop

Drop may refer to:*Drop or droplet, a small volume of liquid**Eye drops, saline drops used as medication for the eyes*Drop , a type of punch used in boxing...
s used as a vector
Vector (biology)

In epidemiology, a vector is an organism that does not cause disease itself but that transmits infection by conveying pathogens from one Host to another, serving as a transmission ....
 to administer medication in the eye
Eye

Eyes are Organ that detect light, and send signals along the optic nerve to the visual system and other areas of the brain. Complex optical systems with resolving power have come in ten fundamentally different forms, and 96% of animal species possess a complex optical system....
. Depending on the condition being treated, they may contain steroid
Steroid

A steroid is a terpenoid lipid characterized by a carbon skeleton with four fused rings, generally arranged in a 6-6-6-5 fashion.Steroids vary by the functional groups attached to these rings and the oxidation state of the rings....
s (e.g. mydriatics, dexamethasone
Dexamethasone

Dexamethasone is a potent synthetic member of the glucocorticoid class of steroid hormones. It acts as an anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive drug....
), antihistamine
Antihistamine

An H1 antagonist is a histamine antagonist of the histamine H1 receptor that serves to reduce or eliminate effects mediated by histamine, an endogenous chemical mediator released during allergy....
s, sympathomimetics, beta receptor blocker
Beta blocker

Beta blockers are a class of medication used for various indications, but particularly for the management of cardiac arrhythmias, cardioprotection after myocardial infarction , and hypertension....
s, parasympathomimetics (e.g. pilocarpine
Pilocarpine

Pilocarpine is a muscarine alkaloid obtained from the leaves of tropical American shrubs from the genus Pilocarpus. It is a non-selective muscarinic receptor agonist in the parasympathetic nervous system, which acts therapeutically at the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M3 due to its topical application, e.g....
), parasympatholytic
Parasympatholytic

A parasympatholytic element, also referred to as anticholinergic, reduces the activity of the parasympathetic nervous system. The term parasympatholytic typically refers to the effect of a drug, although some poisons, such as organophosphates act to block the parasympathetic nervous system as well....
s (e.g. tropicamide
Tropicamide

Tropicamide is a muscarinic anticholinergic.Other brand names include Mydriacyl....
 or atropine
Atropine

Atropine is a tropane alkaloid extracted from deadly nightshade , jimsonweed , Mandrake and other plants of the family Solanaceae. It is a secondary metabolite of these plants and serves as a hard drug with a wide variety of effects....
), prostaglandin
Prostaglandin

A prostaglandin is any member of a group of lipid compounds that are derived enzymatically from fatty acids and have important functions in the animal body....
s, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, usually abbreviated to NSAIDs or NAIDs, are Medications with analgesic, antipyretic and, in higher doses, with anti-inflammatory effects ....
s (NSAIDs) or topical anesthetic
Topical anesthetic

A topical anesthetic is a local anesthetic that is used to numb the surface of a body part. They can be used to numb the front of the eye, the inside of the nose, the throat, the skin, the ear, the anus, and the genital....
s. Eye drops sometimes do not have medications in them and are only lubricating and tear
Tears

Tears are the liquid product of a process of lacrimation to clean and lubricate the eyes. The word lacrimation may also be used in a medical or literary sense to refer to crying....
-replacing solutions, and they can also contain anti-redness and similar chemicals.

One effect of administration of mydriatic eyedrops is intolerance to bright light. Excessive application of eyedrops can often discourage the eyes to make tears naturally, resulting in an increasing reliance on them.

See also

  • Carboxymethyl cellulose
    Carboxymethyl cellulose

    Carboxymethyl cellulose is a cellulose derivatization with carboxymethyl groups bound to some of the hydroxyl groups of the glucose monomers that make up the cellulose polymer....
  • Mydriasis
    Mydriasis

    Mydriasis is an excessive dilation of the pupil due to disease, Physical trauma, or the use of drugs. Normally, the pupil dilates in the dark and constriction in the light to improve vividity at night and to protect the retina from sunlight damage during the day....
  • Refractive error
    Refractive error

    A refractive error, or refraction error, is an error in the focus ing of light by the eye and a frequent reason for reduced visual acuity....
  • Visine
    Visine

    Visine is a brand of eye drops produced by Johnson & Johnson. Johnson & Johnson acquired Visine, along with Pfizer's entire consumer healthcare portfolio, in December 2006....
  • Artificial tears