Glaucoma, Ophthalmics, and Otics Flashcards
How much is one drop?
What drugs can increase IOP?
What are your prostaglandin analogs and what do they do?
.05 mL.
Anticholinergics, Cough,cold, and motion sickness meds, chronic steroids(especially eye drop ones), Topiramate.
They increase flow out of the eye. Bimatoprost(Lumigan), Latanoprost(Xalatan), Travoprost(Travatan Z). 1 drop Qhs, Bimatoprost(Latisse) increases eyelash growth, can discolor contacts.
What are your prostaglandin warnings and side effects?
What beta blocker is used and what to know about it?
Do cholinergics increase aqueous flow and what to know about them?
Keep in refrigerator, darkening of iris and eyelashes, eyelashes can increase in length and number. Blurred vision, stinging, increased pigmentation.
Timolol. Can burn or sting and are non selective except for betaxolol.
Yes, they cause pupil constriction.
What to know about carbonic anyhdrase inhibitors and other eye drugs?
How to treat bacterial conjunctivitis?
How to treat allergic conjunctivitis?
Sulfonamide allergy(reduce aqueous humor), acetazolamide is used for altitude sickness. Alpha 2 increase and reduce. Rho kinase increase.
Moxifloxacin(vigamox), Neomycin/polymixin B/dexamethasone(Maxitrol), Ofloxacin(ocuflox), Trimethoprim/Polymixin B(Polytrim). Caused by staph aureus and neisseria or chlamydia. Stor azithro in refrigerator its stable 14 days at room temp.
Azelastine, Olopatadine(pataday, patanol).
What can treat eye inflammation?
What treats otitis externa?
Prednisolone, Ketorolac(acular). Cyclosporine can treat dryness(Restasis).
Cipro and dex(Ciprodex).
