TROPICAMIDE

Course overview

TROPICAMIDE IS A SAFE DRUG USED FOR PUPILLARY DILATION PRIOR TO A COMPREHENSIVE EYE EXAM OR OCULAR PROCEDURE. DILATION IS ALSO NECESSARY FOR SPECIFIC INTRAOCULAR PROCEDURES SUCH AS CATARACT SURGERY TO REDUCE INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS AND FOR BETTER EXPOSURE OF THE CATARACT DURING SURGERY. PUPILLARY DILATION IS ALSO NECESSARY FOR RETINAL SURGERY AND INVESTIGATIONS OF THE POSTERIOR SEGMENT. THE USE OF MYDRIATIC AGENTS SUCH AS TROPICAMIDE HAS, THEREFORE, BECOME UBIQUITOUS IN OPTICAL SETTINGS. THIS ACTIVITY WILL REVIEW DRUG INDICATIONS, MECHANISM OF ACTION, SIDE EFFECTS, AND HOW AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH CAN IMPROVE PATIENT MANAGEMENT.