Systemic Medications and the Eye

  • Medications affecting eye mucle function
  • Medications producing various types of ocular irritation
  • Medications adversely affecting the posterior eye
  • Medications producing various types of ocular irritation Pigmentary changes Irritation/ Oedema Corneal depositsTear reduction Tear over production
    Acne - incl tetracyclines     
    Allergies - H1 blocking drugs       
    Alzheimer's      
    Arthritis - select drugs only   
    Asthma - cholinergic blockers       
    Anxiety - benzodazepines       
    Anxiety - phenothiazines    
    Anxiety - dopamine blockers    
    Cancer     
    Cardiac arrhymias class lA (some)       
    Cardiac arrhymias class 1C/ class lll       
    Depression - tricyclics/tetracyclics       
    Diarrhoea / IBS      
    Diurectics      
    Dry mouth      
    Epilepsy select drugs only      
    Gastro-intestinal disturbances       
    Hypertension - alpha2 drugs       
    Hypertension - alpha1 blockers       
    Hypertension - beta blockers      
    Infections - tetracyclines      
    Malaria       
    Nasal decongestants      
    Nausea / motion sickness       
    Neuromuscular disorders      
    Pain - narcotic analgesics      
    Social drugs - alcohol       
    Urinary incontinence       
    Urinary obstruction      
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