Systemic Medications and the Eye

  • Medications affecting eye mucle function
  • Medications producing various types of ocular irritation
  • Medications adversely affecting the posterior eye
  • Medications affecting eye mucle function EOMs PalpebralMydriasis MiosisCycloplegia Pseudo-myopia
    Allergies- H1 antihistamines      
    Arthritis - select drugs only        
    Asthma      
    Anxiety - benzodiazepines      
    Anxiety - phenothiazines      
    Anxiety - dopamine blockers       
    Cardiac arrythmias      
    Congestive heart failure       
    Depression - MAOIs, RIMAs     
    Depression - NARIs      
    Depression - NaSSAs, SNRIs     
    Depression - SSRIs      
    Depression - tricyclics/tetracyclics    
    Diarrhoea/IBS    
    Dry mouth     
    Epilepsy - inc barbiturates      
    Gastro-intestinal disturbances      
    Hypertension - alpha2 drugs       
    Hypertension - neurone blockers     
    Infections - sulphonamides       
    Infections - tetracyclines       
    Insomnia       
    Nausea / motion sickness      
    Obesity - emphetamines     
    Pain - narcotic analgesics      
    Social drugs - alcohol    
    Social drugs - cocaine      
    Parkinson's       
    Ulcers - H2 antagonists       
    Urinary incontinence      
    Urinary obstruction      
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