Eye drop
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Eye drops are saline-containing drops used as a vector to administer medication in the eye. Depending on the condition being treated, they may contain steroids (e.g. dexamethasone), antihistamines, sympathomimetics, beta receptor blockers, parasympathomimetics (e.g. pilocarpine), parasympatholytics (e.g. tropicamide or atropine), prostaglandins, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or topical anesthetics. Eye drops sometimes do not have medications in them and are only lubricating and tear-replacing solutions.
In 1990 a woman lost an eye and 12 others got serious eye infections after using bacteria-contaminated drops that were custom made by a Pittsburgh pharmacy.[1]
[edit] See also
- Carboxymethyl cellulose
- Tetrahydrozoline hydrochloride
- Mydriasis
- Refractive error
- Visine
- Artificial tears
[edit] References
- ^ "Eye lost to tainted eye drops". Chicago Tribune. November 9, 1990. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/28772239.html?dids=28772239:28772239&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+09%2C+1990&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=Eye+lost+to+tainted+eye+drops&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2009-11-29. "One woman lost an eye and at least 12 other people are being treated for serious eye infections after using bacteria-contaminated drops made by a Pittsburgh pharmacy, doctors said Thursday. Surgeons at Allegheny General Hospital this week discovered the drops were tainted after the woman who lost her eye was referred to them, said Dr. John Kennerdell, chairman of the hospital's ophthalmology department."
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