Diagnostic pharmaceutical agents: side effects encountered in a study of 15,000 applications

J Am Optom Assoc. 1980 Feb;51(2):113-8.

Abstract

Data on DPA side effects were gathered from six schools and colleges of optometry for a reporting period from February 1 to April 30, 1979. These data indicate a low incidence of mild and transient side effects caused by several of the DPAs.

MeSH terms

  • Anesthetics, Local / adverse effects*
  • Chlorobutanol / adverse effects
  • Cyclopentolate / adverse effects
  • Drug Combinations / adverse effects
  • Edetic Acid / adverse effects
  • Fluoresceins / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Mydriatics / adverse effects*
  • Ophthalmic Solutions / adverse effects*
  • Optometry*
  • Phenylephrine / adverse effects
  • Povidone / adverse effects
  • Procaine / adverse effects
  • Procaine / analogs & derivatives
  • Propoxycaine / adverse effects
  • Rose Bengal / adverse effects
  • Tropicamide / adverse effects

Substances

  • Anesthetics, Local
  • Drug Combinations
  • Fluoresceins
  • Mydriatics
  • Ophthalmic Solutions
  • Phenylephrine
  • Rose Bengal
  • Fluress
  • Procaine
  • Edetic Acid
  • benoxinate
  • proxymetacaine
  • Propoxycaine
  • Povidone
  • Chlorobutanol
  • Cyclopentolate
  • Tropicamide