Atropine ophthalmic

Generic name: atropine ophthalmic [ A-troe-peen ]
Brand names: Atropine-1, Isopto Atropine, Atropisol, Ocu-Tropine, Atropine Care, Atrosulf-1
Dosage forms: ophthalmic ointment (1%); ophthalmic solution (1%)
Drug class:Mydriatics

Medically reviewed by Drugs.com on Feb 9, 2022. Written by Cerner Multum.

What is atropine ophthalmic?

Atropine causes the muscles in your eye to become relaxed. This widens (dilates) your pupil so that it will not respond to light.

Atropine ophthalmic (for the eye) is used to dilate your pupils when you have an inflammatory condition or in postsurgery situations in which this effect may be helpful.

Atropine ophthalmic is also used in people with a condition called amblyopia (sometimes called "lazy eye"). Atropine ophthalmic can be placed into the stronger eye to temporarily blur the vision in that eye. This helps strengthen the weaker eye because the brain will force that eye to work harder to focus.

Atropine ophthalmic may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medication guide.

Warnings

You should not use atropine ophthalmic if you are allergic to atropine. You should not use the ointment form of this medicine if you have glaucoma.

Before taking this medicine

You should not use this medicine if you are allergic to atropine. You should not use the ointment form of this medicine if you have glaucoma.

To make sure atropine ophthalmic is safe for you, tell your doctor if you have:

• high blood pressure;

• glaucoma.

It is not known whether this medicine will harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant.

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