Eyes & Vision: Medications
Blocked Tear Ducts - Medications
04/11/08, HealthwiseBlocked tear ducts prevent the eye's drainage system from working properly and make it prone to infection. Antibiotics are needed if signs of infection develop, such as redness, tenderness, swelling in or around the eye, and mucus tha
Cevimeline hydrochloride for Sjögren's syndrome
05/06/08, HealthwiseCevimeline stimulates the moisture-producing glands to increase saliva and tear production over a sustained period of time.
Cyclosporine ophthalmic for Sjögren's syndrome
05/06/08, HealthwiseCyclosporine is an immunosuppressive medicine that decreases the action of your body's immune system. Cyclosporine ophthalmic is used in eyedrop form to treat Sjögren's syndrome, a disease that causes dry eyes and mouth.
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Eye problems: Using eyedrops and eye ointment
12/06/07, HealthwiseMany eye problems are treated with eyedrops or eye ointments, and sometimes with both.
Anti-VEGF medicines for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
08/13/07, HealthwiseWhen wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) develops, weak abnormal blood vessels grow under the retina and lead to vision loss. The growth of these vessels is triggered by a protein called vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF
Prostaglandin analogs for glaucoma
05/23/08, HealthwiseProstaglandin analogs reduce pressure inside the eye (intraocular pressure, or IOP) by increasing the removal of fluid (aqueous humor) from the eye.
Hydroxyamphetamine ophthalmic
02/13/04, HealthwiseHydroxyamphetamine ophthalmic is not commercially available in the United States.
Phenylephrine and zinc ophthalmic
02/13/04, HealthwiseApply light pressure to the inside corner of the eye (near the nose) after each drop to prevent the fluid from draining down the tear duct.
Phenylephrine ophthalmic
02/25/04, HealthwiseIf you wear contact lenses, remove them before applying phenylephrine ophthalmic. Ask your doctor if contact lenses can be reinserted after application of the medication. Phenylephrine ophthalmic may contains preservative (benzalkonium chloride), whi
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