Dysthyroid eye disease. A trial of guanethidine eye drops.

Unwanted pharmacological effects of local guanethidine in the treatment of dysthyroid upper lid retraction.

Adrenergic blocking agents have had an occasional and limited use in ophthalmology for several years but are now being used with increasing frequency in the treatment of glaucoma and of the eye signs of accompanying thyroid dysfunction. Several trials of the therapeutic uses of local adrenergic blocking agents have been made and these indicate that, of the agents tested (including Bethanidine, ...

Treatment of dysthyroid ophthalmopathy with local guanethidine.

The effect of ketorolac and naphazoline-antazoline eye drops on ocular complaints after cataract surgery

Background: Cataracts are the leading diseases that cause blindness. Cataracts can be treated with surgery. Pain, itching, burning, and a foreign body sensation in the eye are common ocular complaints of patients in recovery. In this study, we compared the effect of Ketorolac eye drops and naphazoline antazoline eye drops on reducing complaints of surgery. Methods: This randomized clinical tri...

Development and Validation of a Rapid Derivative Spectrophotometric Method for Determination of Tropicamide in Eye Drops

      Tropicamide is an antimuscarinic agent used as eye drops for refractive examinations. The aim of this study was to develop a simple and suitable analytical method for determination of tropicamide in eye drops in the presence of excipients. A zero-crossing third and fourth derivative spectrophotometric method was described for determination of tropicamide in eye drops. The measurements wer...

Comparative study of preemptive Ketorolac and Tetracaine eye drops on the need for sedatives and analgesics during and after cataract surgery

Introduction: Tetracaine drop is commonly used in ophthalmic surgeries. Ketorolac drop is an anti-inflammatory drug that has been used in some surgical procedures. The present study compared the effect of Ketorolac and Tetracaine eye drops on the need for sedative and analgesic medications during and after cataract surgery. Materials and Methods: In this clinical trial study, 86 patients underg...