Indications & Uses
Fluroid is indicated for:
Dosage Reference
Reference Information Only
Dosages shown are general references from official sources. Always consult your doctor or pharmacist for personalized dosing.
Adults:
Shake the bottle before use. Instil 1 to 2 drops into the conjunctival sac two to four times daily. During the first 24 to 48 hours, the dose may be safely increased to 2 drops every hour. Take care not to stop treatment too early. Use in children: Safety and effectiveness have not been demonstrated in children under 2 years of age.
Side Effects
Like other eye steroid drops, fluorometholone acetate can raise the pressure inside the eye, which may lead to glaucoma, reduced sharpness of vision or gaps in the field of vision. Eye-related side effects include eye irritation, redness of the eye (ocular hyperaemia), eye pain, visual disturbance, a feeling that something is in the eye, swelling of the eyelid, blurred vision, eye discharge, itching of the eye, eye swelling and the formation of posterior subcapsular cataract. Ulcerative keratitis, eye infection (bacterial, fungal or viral) and punctate keratitis may also occur. Other possible effects are hypersensitivity, rash and delayed wound healing.
Cautions & Contraindications
Warnings & Precautions
Use steroid eye drops with great caution in patients who have a history of herpes simplex keratitis. Eye drops that contain a corticosteroid should not be used for more than 10 days unless under strict medical supervision, with regular checks of intraocular pressure. Corticosteroids may mask, activate, or worsen an eye infection. If no improvement is seen after a few days of use, another form of treatment should be used.
Contraindications
This medicine must not be used by people who have acute superficial herpes simplex keratitis, fungal infections of the eye structures, vaccinia, varicella (chickenpox), a mycobacterial infection of the eye, tuberculosis of the eye, or most other viral infections of the cornea and conjunctiva. It is also contraindicated in anyone who is hypersensitive to any of its ingredients.