About homatropine eye drops

Homatropine makes the pupil of your eye larger and relaxes the muscles in your eye. These things make it easier for your eye to be examined and your vision tested.

Homatropine drops can also be prescribed during the treatment of a condition called anterior uveitis. This is a painful eye condition caused by inflammation within the eye. By making your pupil larger and relaxing the muscles in your eye, it reduces pain and allows the inflamed part of your eye to rest and recover.

To make sure this is the right treatment for you, before you use the drops it is important that your doctor knows:

• Você já teve alguma reação alérgica a colírios?.

• If you normally wear contact lenses.

• If you have been told you have a higher than normal pressure in your eye, or if you have glaucoma.

• Se você estiver tomando ou usando qualquer outro medicamento. Isso inclui quaisquer medicamentos que você esteja tomando e que estejam disponíveis para compra sem receita, como medicamentos fitoterápicos e complementares.

• Se você está grávida ou amamentando.

Homatropine eye drops will generally be administered for you, but if you are asked to put the drops in yourself, then:

1. Lave bem as mãos antes de usar as gotas.

2. Remova a tampa.

3. Incline a cabeça um pouco para trás e puxe a pálpebra inferior do olho para formar uma bolsa.

4. Segure o frasco de cabeça para baixo perto do seu olho. Tente não tocar no seu olho enquanto faz isso.

5. Apply enough pressure to the dropper to release one drop into your eye. Only use a second drop if the first drop missed going into your eye.

6. Feche o olho por um ou dois minutos e pressione suavemente o lado do nariz onde o canto do olho encontra o nariz. Isso ajuda a evitar que a gota escorra e a mantém no olho.

7. Repita o processo no outro olho se lhe foi indicado usar as gotas em ambos os olhos.

• Take care not to touch your eye, fingers or any other surface with the dropper of the bottle. This could infect the liquid left in the bottle.

• Homatropine will cause blurred vision which may last for some time. Make sure you can see clearly again before you drive and before you use tools or machines.

• If you are using any other eye drops or ointments, leave about ten minutes between applying each one. This is to prevent more liquid going into your eye than it can handle. Otherwise the drops will overflow from your eye and may not have the intended effect.

• If you normally wear contact lenses, do not wear them again until your doctor advises you do so.

Along with their useful effects, eye drops can cause unwanted side-effects although not everyone experiences them. The table below contains the most common ones associated with homatropine eye drops. Unwanted effects often improve as your body adjusts to a new medicine, but speak with your doctor or pharmacist if any of the following continue or become troublesome.

Se você sentir quaisquer outros sintomas que acha que podem ser causados pelas gotas para os olhos, fale com seu médico ou farmacêutico para mais orientações.

• Mantenha todos os medicamentos fora do alcance e da vista das crianças.

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• There is no preservative in homatropine eye drops, so throw away the bottle after use. Never keep opened bottles of eye drops to use later. This will help to prevent the risk of eye infections.