Tropieye Eye Drops

Tropieye Eye Drops is a prescription eye drop that contains phenylephrine plus tropicamide in the amount listed on the bottle. It belongs to the ophthalmic mydriatic/cycloplegic class, with phenylephrine helping widen the pupil and tropicamide relaxing the eye’s focusing muscle. Doctors use Tropieye Eye Drops to dilate the pupil for eye examinations and certain eye procedures. Because it is an eye drop, it acts locally in the eye rather than as a tablet or injection.

How it works: Phenylephrine tightens the iris blood vessels and contracts the iris muscle to open the pupil. Tropicamide blocks the eye’s focusing response, helping the pupil stay wide and making the eye easier to examine with Tropieye Eye Drops.

Tropieye Eye Drops is the as-labelled strength in eye-drop form, so the full dose is delivered directly into the eye with each drop. Compared with lower-strength or alternate forms of the same medicines, this presentation may be chosen when a doctor wants reliable, short-term pupil dilation for an in-office exam or procedure and needs the effect to begin after the drops are instilled.

• Pupil dilation for eye examination
• Cycloplegia for refraction testing
• Ophthalmic diagnostic procedures
• Temporary relief of eye spasm for exam preparation

• Use Tropieye Eye Drops exactly as your eye doctor instructs, usually in the affected eye(s) before the exam or procedure.
• Wash your hands before and after using the bottle.
• Do not touch the dropper tip to your eye, fingers, or any surface.
• After placing a drop, gently close the eye and press the inner corner of the eye for 1 to 2 minutes if instructed.
• Remove contact lenses before use unless your doctor says otherwise; vision may blur after the drops.
• Do not drive or do close-up work until your vision and focusing have returned to normal.

Each bottle of Tropieye Eye Drops provides phenylephrine plus tropicamide at the exact strength shown on the label. The number of drops and how often it is given depend on the exam, your eye condition, and your doctor’s judgment; this is not a self-dose medicine. In many cases it is used as a one-time pre-exam dose or repeated only as directed, with no patient-set maximum per day.

Do not change your dose or stop the medicine without speaking to your doctor.

Common side effects of Phenylephrine + Tropicamide may include:

• Stinging or burning in the eye after instillation
• Temporary blurred vision
• Light sensitivity
• Eye redness or irritation
• Dry mouth
• Headache
• Slight increase in eye discomfort, which may be more noticeable with a stronger labeled strength

• Tropieye Eye Drops can cause blurred vision and larger pupils, so do not drive until your vision is clear.
• Use extra caution if you have glaucoma, especially narrow-angle glaucoma, because pupil-dilating drops can worsen it.
• Tell your doctor if you have heart disease, high blood pressure, overactive thyroid, diabetes, or trouble urinating.
• Older adults and young children may be more sensitive to the eye and body effects of Tropieye Eye Drops.
• Do not use contact lenses until your doctor says it is safe, since the drops can irritate the eyes and blur vision.
• Avoid adding other eye medicines unless your eye doctor approves, since timing and absorption can change.
• If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, use only if your doctor decides the benefit outweighs the risk.

• MAO inhibitors
• Tricyclic antidepressants
• Other medicines that raise blood pressure or heart rate, including some decongestants
• Other anticholinergic medicines such as certain allergy, bladder, or motion-sickness drugs
• Other eye drops unless spaced and approved by your eye doctor

Store Tropieye Eye Drops at room temperature in the original strip/box of 10 bottles, away from heat, moisture, and direct light, and keep each bottle tightly closed when not in use.