Question 1

why would someone on hospice be prescribed atropine oral drops?

Accepted Answer

Dry secretions: Atropine drops help dry up secretions that a patient is unable to clear on their own. Secretions can pool in the throat and cause the breathing to become noisy. Those noisy breathing can be unsettling to the families. The patient in hospice may be aware or not of the secretions

Question 2

how long the effect of pupil dilatation lasts if atropine drops?

Accepted Answer

Days to weeks: Atropine is the longest acting of the dilating drops and the effects can last up to two weeks.  In addition to dilating the pupil it can cause blurred near vision.  This will all go away once the drop wears off.

Question 3

what are the side affects of the atropine eye drops?

Accepted Answer

Dilation/blurring: Atropine is a powerful mydriatic (dlator) and cycloplegic (paralyzes  focusing muscles).  It has both therapeutic and diagnostic uses in the field op ophthalmology.  Atropine will dilate the pupil and paralyze near focusing muscles for as long as two weeks.  It is often used to treat uveitis, treat amblyopia in a child and obtain a true cycloplegic refraction in a child.

Question 4

how long do 2 drops of atropine 1% dilate your eyes for?

Accepted Answer

Atropine drops: Can last for one werk.

Question 5

how often and for how long should i be taking atropine drops for iritis?  when should the discomfort and light sensitivity go away?

Accepted Answer

Depends: You probably are seeing an ophthalmologist (I hope not an optometrist) for this potentially serious medical condition.  Atropine helps by relaxing the internal eye muscles and also helping to prevent internal adhesions (synechia) between the iris and the lens.  Atropine helps as long as the inflammation continues which depends mostly on the response to steroids which I assume you are also taking.

Question 6

i am taking atropine drops for iritis, is it normal to have a bad taste in my mouth after taking the drops? the taste causes me to gag.

Accepted Answer

Yes, and use another: technique of placing your finger on your lower puncta (opening to tear duct) to reduce it going down your nose into your throat. That might help!

Question 7

does anyone know if atropine drops can correct an eye that has peripheal vision loss from a hemispherectomy?

Accepted Answer

No: No eye drop or procedure can change the fact that half the brain has been removed.

Question 8

dr. prescribed several eye drops including atropine for pain caused by increased eye pressure but i've heard atropine is not good for glaucoma.

Accepted Answer

Different type: Glaucoma of the classic type (open angle) requires medication and sometimes surgery.  Glaucoma termed "acute" is due to an anatomical issue in the eye which can be precipitated by pupillary dilators such as atropine.  Your eye doctor has no doubt ruled this out as a possibility so that Atropine in your case would be safe to use.

Question 9

my pupil is still dilated (about 7-8mm) 25 days after a vitrectomy. it does not react to light or change size. im not on any type of dilation drops except for what was used during surgery (atropine). is it damaged?

Accepted Answer

: Pleas call your eye surgeon.

Question 10

how long can pupil dilatation lasts in patients who have used the atropine eye drops?

Accepted Answer

See below: Dilating eye drops used for examination of the eye can last from 4 to 24 hours.

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Why would someone on hospice be prescribed atropine oral drops?

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How long the effect of pupil dilatation lasts if atropine drops?

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What are the side affects of the atropine eye drops?

A member asked:

How long do 2 drops of atropine 1% dilate your eyes for?

A member asked:

How often and for how long should i be taking atropine drops for iritis? when should the discomfort and light sensitivity go away?

A member asked:

I am taking atropine drops for iritis, is it normal to have a bad taste in my mouth after taking the drops? the taste causes me to gag.

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Does anyone know if atropine drops can correct an eye that has peripheal vision loss from a hemispherectomy?

A member asked:

Dr. prescribed several eye drops including atropine for pain caused by increased eye pressure but i've heard atropine is not good for glaucoma.

A member asked:

My pupil is still dilated (about 7-8mm) 25 days after a vitrectomy. it does not react to light or change size. im not on any type of dilation drops except for what was used during surgery (atropine). is it damaged?

A member asked:

How long can pupil dilatation lasts in patients who have used the atropine eye drops?

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