Patanol Eye
0.1% 5ml
Indicated to address ocular allergic reactions to relieve intense eye itching and support visual comfort.
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Eye Care
Most eye medicines are drops, and glaucoma accounts for the largest group of them, working either by reducing fluid production inside the eye or by helping it drain away. The remaining drops in this group treat infection, inflammation, allergy or dryness, and a couple serve a diagnostic rather than a treatment role.
Latisse Ophthalmic Solution
0.03%
Intended to relieve eyelash sparsity to support lash thickness and target aesthetic follicle growth.
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Toba Eye Drops
0.3% 5ml
Developed to mitigate superficial ocular bacterial pathogens to support eye membrane safety and target bacterial protein synthesis.
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Vigamox Ophthalmic Solution
0.5% 5ml
Utilised to manage superficial ocular bacterial pathogens to support eye tissue health and target bacterial replication.
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Ciloxan Ophthalmic Solution
5ml
Formulated to alleviate corneal and ocular infections to support visual clarity and target pathogenic surface microbes.
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Opticare Ointment
2mg
Indicated to address tear production deficits to manage dry eye disease and alleviate local corneal discomfort.
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Besivance Ophthalmic Solution
5ml
Formulated to alleviate bacterial conjunctivitis to support clear ocular tissues and target localised bacterial pathogens.
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Key points
- NEI describes prescription eye drops as the most common treatment for glaucoma.
- NEI notes that glaucoma drops work either by reducing how much fluid the eye makes or by helping fluid drain away.
- NHS states that glaucoma treatment aims to lower eye pressure and reduce the risk of further damage to sight.
Glaucoma and eye pressure
Xalatan contains latanoprost, Bimat contains bimatoprost and Travatan contains travoprost, all prostaglandin-type drops. Timoptic and Betoptic contain the beta blockers timolol and betaxolol, while Trusopt and Azopt contain the carbonic anhydrase inhibitors dorzolamide and brinzolamide; Cosopt and Combigan combine one of these classes with timolol in a single drop, and Alphagan contains brimonidine. Diamox also contains acetazolamide but as a tablet rather than a drop, and is used outside the eye for altitude sickness and fluid retention too.
Eye infections, inflammation and allergy
Besivance, Vigamox, Toba Eye Drops and Ciloxan contain besifloxacin, moxifloxacin, tobramycin and ciprofloxacin, antibiotic drops for bacterial conjunctivitis, with Ciloxan also used for bacterial corneal ulcers. Tobradex combines tobramycin with the steroid dexamethasone for inflammation, while Lotemax and Acular treat ocular inflammation without an antibiotic. Bepreve and Patanol Eye, containing bepotastine and olopatadine, are used for allergic conjunctivitis rather than infection.
Dry eye, dilation and eyelash growth
Opticare Ointment contains ciclosporin, used for dry eye disease. Mydriacyl and Cyclogyl, containing tropicamide and cyclopentolate, dilate the pupil and relax focusing, usually for an eye examination rather than ongoing treatment. Latisse uses bimatoprost, the same ingredient as Bimat above, but here for eyelash growth rather than for glaucoma.
Norwayz also appears in this group. It contains idebenone and is taken as a tablet for Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy, a rare inherited condition affecting the optic nerve, rather than for glaucoma or the other eye conditions above.
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