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  2. Tropicamide - Wikipedia

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    Tropicamide, sold under the brand name Mydriacyl among others, is a medication used to dilate the pupil and help with examination of the eye. [3] Specifically it is used to help examine the back of the eye . [ 4 ]

  3. Tropicamide/phenylephrine - Wikipedia

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    It contains, tropicamide, an anticholinergic, and phenylephrine, as the hydrochloride, an alpha-1 adrenergic receptor agonist. [1] It is sprayed into the eyes. [1]

  4. Mydriasis - Wikipedia

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    The antimuscarinic, tropicamide, may be used as a mydriastic agent during surgery. [6] Serotonergics such as LSD, psilocybin mushrooms, mescaline and 2C-B. These drugs are typically hallucinogens. Similarly, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors can cause mydriasis. Dissociatives such as dextromethorphan (an SSRI and sigma-1 agonist).

  5. Cyclopentolate - Wikipedia

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    Tropicamide is an even shorter-lasting cycloplegic than cyclopentolate, but is less reliable for finding latent hyperopia. Cyclopentolate drops act rapidly to dilate the pupil. Cyclopentolate drops act rapidly to dilate the pupil.

  6. Muscarinic antagonist - Wikipedia

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    Important [5] muscarinic antagonists include atropine, hyoscyamine, hyoscine butylbromide and hydrobromide, ipratropium, tropicamide, cyclopentolate, pirenzepine and scopalamine. Muscarinic antagonists such as ipratropium bromide can also be effective in treating asthma , since acetylcholine is known to cause smooth muscle contraction ...

  7. Atropine - Wikipedia

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    Topical atropine is used as a cycloplegic, to temporarily paralyze the accommodation reflex, and as a mydriatic, to dilate the pupils. [15] Atropine degrades slowly, typically wearing off in 7 to 14 days, so it is generally used as a therapeutic mydriatic, whereas tropicamide (a shorter-acting cholinergic antagonist) or phenylephrine (an α-adrenergic agonist) is preferred as an aid to ...

  8. Cycloplegia - Wikipedia

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    This article needs more reliable medical references for verification or relies too heavily on primary sources. Please review the contents of the article and add the appropriate references if you can.

  9. Phenylephrine - Wikipedia

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    Phenylephrine, sold under the brand names Neosynephrine and Sudafed PE among others, is a medication used as a decongestant for uncomplicated nasal congestion in the form of a nasal spray or oral tablet, [5] to dilate the pupil, to increase blood pressure given intravenously in cases of low blood pressure, and to relieve hemorrhoids as a suppository.