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Mydriatics

What are Mydriatics?

Mydriatics are a type of medicine that make the pupil of the eye dilate (open up). Mydriatics also tend to relax the focusing muscles of the eye, which means that blurred vision is a common side effect.

Topical mydriatics are used during an eye examination to allow visualization of the retina and other structures deep within the eye. Mydriatics may also be used to treat inflammatory eye conditions such as iritis and cyclitis and to reduce cycloplegia (a painful paralysis of the ciliary muscle of the eye).

Mydriatics, such as tropicamide, relax the iris sphincter which is innervated by the parasympathetic nervous system. Other mydriatics, such as phenylephrine, dilate the iris through stimulation of alpha adrenoreceptors which are part of the sympathetic nervous system.

List of Mydriatics

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Drug Name Avg. Rating Reviews
Tropicacyl
Generic name: tropicamide
No reviews
Prefrin
Generic name: phenylephrine
10
2 reviews
Paremyd (Pro)
Generic name: hydroxyamphetamine / tropicamide
1.7
5 reviews
Ocu-Tropine
Generic name: atropine
No reviews
Ocu-Tropic
Generic name: tropicamide
No reviews
Ocu-Phrin
Generic name: phenylephrine
No reviews
Ocu-Pentolate
Generic name: cyclopentolate
No reviews
Neofrin
Generic name: phenylephrine
No reviews
Mydriacyl (Pro)
Generic name: tropicamide
No reviews
Mydral
Generic name: tropicamide
No reviews
Mydfrin
Generic name: phenylephrine
No reviews
Mydcombi (Pro)
Generic name: phenylephrine / tropicamide
No reviews
Isopto Hyoscine
Generic name: scopolamine
No reviews
Isopto Homatropine
Generic name: homatropine
8.0
1 review
Isopto Atropine
Generic name: atropine
No reviews
Homatropaire
Generic name: homatropine
No reviews
Cylate
Generic name: cyclopentolate
No reviews
Cyclomydril (Pro)
Generic name: cyclopentolate / phenylephrine
No reviews
Cyclogyl (Pro)
Generic name: cyclopentolate
2.5
2 reviews
Atropine-Care
Generic name: atropine
No reviews
Altafrin
Generic name: phenylephrine
No reviews
Ak-Pentolate
Generic name: cyclopentolate
No reviews
AK-Dilate
Generic name: phenylephrine
No reviews
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See also

Medical conditions treated or associated with mydriatics:

Further information

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