summarized from Ophthalmic Drug Facts, 2001 edition

Atropine	Flurbiprofen	Physostimine
Azopt	Gentamicin	Pilocarpine
Bacitracin	Goniosol	Polymyxin B
Betadine	Gramicidin	Prednisolone
Betaxolol	Humorsol	Proparacaine
Betoptic	Hylartin	Propine
Brinzolamide	Hypertonic NaCl	Puralube
BSS	Indocycanine Green	Rose Bengal
Carbachol	Itraconazole	Sodium Hyaluronate
Cefazolin	Latanoprost	Suprofen
Celluvisc	Mannitol	Terramycin
Chloramphenicol	Methazolamide	Timolol
Ciloxan	Miconazole	Tobramycin
Ciprofloxacin	Miostat	Triamcinolone
Cosopt	Muro 128	Trifluridine
Demecarium	Neomycin	Tropicamide
Dexamethasone	Neptazane	Trusopt
Dipivefrin	Ocuflox	Vidarabine
Dorzolamide	Ofloxacin	Vira-A
Epinephrine	Oxytetracycline	Viroptic
Fluorescein	Phenylephrine	Xalatan

 

Fluorescein – used to detect loss of corneal epithelium/for Seidel’s test

Rose Bengal – stains dead corneal epithelial cells (indicator of herpes keratitis)

Indocyanine Green (ICG) – used to stain lens capsule during cataract surgery

Proparacaine – anesthesia begins in 15 seconds, last for 15-20 minutes

Mydriatics

Phenylephrine – recovery after 6 hours (10% soln.)

Cycloplegic Mydriatics (Anticholinergics)

Atropine – recovery after 7-10 days

Tropicamide – recovery after 5-6 hours

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Corticosteroids

Dexamethasone – 0.1% solution or suspension (equivalent of 1% prednisolone)

Prednisolone – 0.125% and 1% solution or suspension

Triamcinolone – suspension given sub-conjunctivally – lasts for days

NSAIDS

Flurbiprofen – post-surgical inflammation/prevention of intraoperative miosis

Suprofen

Carboxymethylcellulose/Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose (Celluvisc/Goniosol)

White Petrolatum/Mineral Oil/Lanolin (Puralube)

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Antibiotics

“Small Guns” (general, broad spectrum -- prophylactic, erosions, conjunctivitis)

Neomycin – ‘Neo’ in triple antibiotic

Polymyxin B – ‘Poly’ in triple antibiotic

Bacitracin – ‘Bac’ in triple antibiotic ointment

Gramicidin – ‘Gram’in triple antibiotic drops

Gentamicin

Oyxtetracycline (Terramycin) – commonly used in feline conjunctivitis  

“Big Guns” (use usually indicated by culture – stromal loss, infected or melting ulcers)

Ciprofloxacin (Ciloxan)

Ofloxacin (Ocuflox)

Tobramycin

Cefazolin

Chloramphenicol

Antifungal

Miconazole – ointment

Itraconazole – given in DMSO

Antiviral

Trifluridine (Viroptic) – solution

Vidarabine (Vira-A) – ointment

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Epinephrines – reduce IOP through increased aqueous outflow

Epinephrine

Dipivefrin (Propine) – prodrug of epinephrine

Beta Blockers – reduce the rate of aqueous production

Timolol – combined with dorzolamide in Cosopt

Betaxolol (Betoptic)

Direct Acting Miotics – reduce resistance to aqueous outflow

Pilocarpine

Carbachol (Miostat) – used intraocularly during cataract surgery

Cholinesterase Inhibitor Miotics – reduce resistance to aqueous outflow

Physostigmine

Demecarium (Humorsol)

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors – reduce the rate of aqueous production

Methazolamide (Neptazane) – oral

Dorzolamide (Trusopt) – topical/combined with timolol in Cosopt

Brinzolamide (Azopt) – topical

Prostaglandins – increase aqueous outflow

Latanoprost (Xalatan)

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Topical

Hypertonic Sodium Chloride (Muro 128) – topical/temporary relief of corneal edema

Intravenous

Mannitol – reduction of IOP in acute glaucoma

Intraocular Irrigation

BSS (Balanced Salt Solution)

Povidone Iodine

Betadine – 5% solution used for surgical prep

Viscoelastic Agents

Sodium Hyaluronate (Hylartin) – maintains the anterior chamber during intraocular surgery

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Please send any comments or questions to shermank@svm.vetmed.wisc.edu. Last modified on June 22, 2003 by Kim Sherman.