Ophthalmic preparations
NHS Lothian neonatal guidelines
Warning
When administering two different eye drops scheduled for the same time allow 5 minutes between drops to allow adsorption and prevent the first drop being washed out. Administer cyclopentolate eye drops first.
| Product | Use | Dose |
| Cyclopentolate 0.5% eye drops | Facilitate mydriasis where required for eye examination | 1 drop each eye at 30 and 15 minutes prior to exam |
| Used following laser treatment for ROP | 1 drop each eye 12 hourly for up to 14 days after laser | |
| Phenylephrine 2.5% eye drops | Facilitate mydriasis where required for eye examination | 1 drop each eye at 30 and 15 minutes prior to exam |
| Dexamethasone 0.1% eye drops | Used following laser treatment for ROP | 1 drop each eye 6 hourly for up to 14 days after laser |
| Carbomer 0.2% eye drops | Provide artificial tears while infant paralysed with neuromuscular blocking agents | 1 drop 4 times a day |
| Hypromellose 0.3% | Provide artificial tears while infant paralysed with neuromuscular blocking agents | 1 drop 4 times a day |
| Chloramphenicol eye drops 0.5% | To treat eye infection | One drop into each eye every 4 hours for 2 days, then reduce to every 6 hours for a further 5 days |