Drugs used for Ophthalmic Surgery

Question 1

Anesthetic

Answer 1

– locally or topically.
Examples: Xylocaine®, Marcaine®, Sensorcaine®, Ophthaine®, Pontocaine®

Question 2

Antibiotics

Answer 2

– to prevent or treat infections
- IV or topical (drops or ointment)

Question 3

Irrigants

Answer 3

– to irrigate anterior chamber to keep cornea & eye tissue moist, to soak & rinse IOL (Intraocular Lens)
Examples: balanced salt solution (BSS) A-K Rinse®, Blinx®, and Irigate®

Question 4

Miotics

Answer 4

– constrict pupil to reduce IOP; help prevent loss of vitreous humor in cataract surgery, administered in drops. Examples: carbachol (IsoptoCarbachol®), Miostat®, pilocarpine HCl (Pilocar®, Isoptocarpine®)

Question 5

Mydriatics/cycloplegics

Answer 5

– paralytic agents used to dilate pupil prior to ophthalmoscopy; administered as eyedrops

Question 6

Enzymes

Answer 6

– proteins that act as catalyst to speed up chemical reactions.
Examples: hyaluronidase (Wydase®) & alpha-chymotrypsin (Alpha-Chymar®, Zolyse®)