Common Drugs Used In Ophthalmology

 

Name of drug		Concentration used (1% w/v = 10 mg/ml)	Volume of vial/ample
Subconj. injection	dexamethasone	4 mg/ml	2 ml
	amikacin	500 mg/vial	2 ml
Sub tenon inj- hydrocortisone		40 mg/ml	1 ml
Intravitreal inj- vancomycin		500 mg	Powder form
Lignocain	Plain	2%	30 ml
	With adrenalin	2% with adr 1 in 80,000	30 ml
Hyaluronic acid		1500 IU	Powder
Trypan blue		0.8 mg/ml	1 ml
Carbachol		0.01%	1 ml
Epitrate		1: 1000	1 ml
Atropine		0.6 mg/ml	2 ml
Neostigmine		0.5 mg/ample
Povidone iodine	Hand wash	7.5%
	Surgical wash	5%
Cidex (glutaraldehyde)		2.45% sharp inst sterilization
Topifrine	Tropicamide	0.8%	5 ml
	Phenylephrine	5%
Carecain (proparacaine hydrochloride)		0.5% (5 mg/ml)	5 ml
Atropine & cyclopentolate		1% (10 mg/ml)	3 ml
Ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, tobramycin		0.3% (3 mg/ml)	5 ml
Moxifloxacin		0.5% (5 mg/ml)	5 ml
Levofloxacin (preservative free)		1.5% (15 mg/ml)
Azithromycin		1%
Natamycin		5%
Antibiotic + prednisolon		Prednisolon= 1%
Antibiotic + dexamethasone		Dexamethasone= 0.1%
Flurbiprofen		0.03%	5 ml