{"id":10333,"date":"2021-03-18T06:04:20","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T06:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/?page_id=10333"},"modified":"2021-07-26T08:48:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T08:48:04","slug":"when-are-atropine-eye-drops-used","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/dry-eye\/guide-to-eye-drops\/when-are-atropine-eye-drops-used\/","title":{"rendered":"When are Atropine Eye Drops Used?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Atropine is an essential eye drop used by eye doctors in both the diagnosis and treatment of many eye conditions.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>When you go for your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/\">comprehensive eye exam<\/a> your eye doctor will most likely dilate your eyes with atropine eye drops. But did you know that they can be used to treat eye conditions as well?<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE RELATED:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/eye-conditions\/dry-eye\/guide-to-eye-drops\/are-eye-drops-confusing\/\">Are Eye Drops Confusing?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"practice-search-widget\">\n\t\t<h3>Find an eye doctor near you<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t<form class=\"practice-search-form practice-search-form-widget\" action=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/results\/\" method=\"get\">\n\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"distance\" value=\"100\" class=\"practice-search-distance\">\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"page\" class=\"practice-search-page\">\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"address_latitude\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"address_longitude\">\n\n\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"address\" class=\"practice-search-address\" placeholder=\"City, Surburb or Address\" value=\"\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"distance\" value=\"100\" class=\"practice-search-distance\">\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"practice-search-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"19\" height=\"19\" viewBox=\"0 0 19 19\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.6796 0.130005C9.15708 0.130059 7.66615 0.5646 6.38198 1.38258C5.09781 2.20057 4.07373 3.36803 3.43004 4.74783C2.78634 6.12763 2.54976 7.66246 2.74808 9.17205C2.9464 10.6816 3.57139 12.1033 4.54964 13.27L0.729639 17.08C0.6364 17.1732 0.562439 17.2839 0.511979 17.4058C0.461519 17.5276 0.435547 17.6581 0.435547 17.79C0.435547 17.9219 0.461519 18.0524 0.511979 18.1743C0.562439 18.2961 0.6364 18.4068 0.729639 18.5C0.917942 18.6883 1.17334 18.7941 1.43964 18.7941C1.5715 18.7941 1.70207 18.7681 1.82389 18.7177C1.94571 18.6672 2.0564 18.5932 2.14964 18.5L5.99964 14.62C7.35406 15.6038 8.98566 16.1324 10.6596 16.13C12.7814 16.13 14.8162 15.2871 16.3165 13.7869C17.8168 12.2866 18.6596 10.2517 18.6596 8.13C18.6596 6.00827 17.8168 3.97344 16.3165 2.47315C14.8162 0.97286 12.7814 0.130005 10.6596 0.130005H10.6796ZM10.6796 14.13C9.49295 14.13 8.33291 13.7781 7.34622 13.1188C6.35952 12.4595 5.59049 11.5225 5.13636 10.4261C4.68224 9.32975 4.56342 8.12335 4.79493 6.95946C5.02644 5.79558 5.59788 4.72648 6.437 3.88736C7.27611 3.04825 8.34521 2.4768 9.5091 2.24529C10.673 2.01378 11.8794 2.1326 12.9757 2.58673C14.0721 3.04085 15.0092 3.80989 15.6685 4.79658C16.3277 5.78328 16.6796 6.94332 16.6796 8.13C16.6796 9.7213 16.0475 11.2474 14.9223 12.3726C13.7971 13.4979 12.2709 14.13 10.6796 14.13Z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"practice-search-use-my-location\">\n\t\t\tSearch near me\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\n\t<\/form>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<h2><b>What does atropine do?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Atropine sulfate is an antimuscarinic agent used as a cycloplegic and mydriatic. The eye drops are used in the treatment of iritis and uveitis to immobilize the iris and ciliary muscle and to prevent or break down adhesions inside the eye.<\/p>\n<p>This eye drop is also used to diagnose eye problems such as blurred vision (refraction) in children below 6 years and children with cross-eye, especially convergent strabismus.<\/p>\n<p><b>Atropine eye drops widen the pupil and relax the muscles that enable the eyes to focus<\/b>, <b>allowing eye doctors to provide more accurate diagnosis and effective treatment options<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>The effects of the drops are temporary and the eye returns to normal when the drops wear off.<\/p>\n<p>When you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/\"><strong>schedule an eye exam<\/strong><\/a> the eye doctor can explain why atropine is used during a comprehensive eye exam, including treating certain eye conditions.<\/p>\n<h2><b>What can atropine treat?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Atropine eye drops contain atropine sulfate, which widens the pupil and relaxes the muscles that allow the eyes to focus. This eye drop is also used in the treatments, including;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/childrens-vision\/guide-to-pediatric-eye-conditions\/what-is-myopia-management\/myopia-management-faqs\/\">Myopia management<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/vision-therapy-for-lazy-eye\/7-signs-your-child-might-have-a-lazy-eye\/\">Lazy eyes<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/eye-conditions\/dry-eye\/conjunctivitis-and-eye-infections\/internal-eye-infections\/\">Eye inflammation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Myopia management<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Myopia, also known as nearsightedness, is a common eye condition where close up objects appear clear, but faraway objects appear blurry.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, to slow the progression of myopia, low-doses of atropine eye drops in 0.01%, 0.02%, and 0.05% concentrations have been found as an effective treatment option.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Lazy eye treatment<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Amblyopia, also known as lazy eye, causes one eye to significantly weaken. Atropine drops relax the muscle in the stronger eye, causing that eye to have blurred vision.<\/p>\n<p>Research has shown that using atropine eye drops to blur the better-seeing eye can improve the vision in the lazy eye by helping to force the lazy eye to work harder. Children sometimes prefer to have an eye drop once a day rather than wearing an eye patch for several hours a day.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Ocular inflammation<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Another eye condition that atropine drops are used to treat is inflammation in the eye. The eye drops are used in the treatment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/eye-conditions\/dry-eye\/conjunctivitis-and-eye-infections\/internal-eye-infections\/\">iritis and uveitis<\/a> to immobilize the iris and ciliary muscle and to prevent or break down adhesions inside the eye.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LEARN MORE:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/eye-conditions\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/eye-conditions\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1627371425620000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFAkq20Jd9C3VzyQMS6lJ_Six2mcA\">Guide to Eye Conditions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>If you or your child have any of the above eye conditions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/practice-search\/\"><strong>schedule an eye doctor appointment<\/strong><\/a> to find out if atropine drops are a treatment option for you.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atropine is an essential eye drop used by eye doctors in both the diagnosis and treatment of many eye conditions. 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