OPHTHA FOR THE

MED BOARDS
Dr. Vince Cabahug
DRUGS
• Diagnostic purposes:
– Fluoroscein Dye:
– Indocyanine Dye
– For Imaging the Retina
• Fluoroscein, Indocyanine
– For Slit lamp examination and other procedures
• Proparacaine
• Antiglaucoma drugs:
– Increase outflow:
• Latanoprost, Pilocarpine
– Decrease aqueous production
• Timolol, Acetazolamide
– Both decrease production and increase outflow
• Brimonidine
– Decrease vitreous volume
• Mannitol, glycerol
• Drug used for treating diabetic macular
edema and age related macular
degeneration?
– Anti-VEGFs
– Ranibizumab (FDA), Bevacizumab, Aflibercept,
Pegaptanib
• Drugs commonly used for dilating the eyes
prior to examination?
– Tropicamide eyedrops
– Atropine eyedrops (Children)
– Cyclopentolate (Children)
• Drugs commonly used treating eye infection?
– Fluoroquinolone eyedrops
– Tobramycin eyedrops
– Erythromycin
THANK YOU!!!