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Tropicamide + Phenylephrine + Lidocaine
Other ophthalmic preparations
Prescription
Indications
Tropicamide + Phenylephrine + Lidocaine is used during cataract surgery. It widens the pupil (mydriasis) and gives anaesthesia inside the eye while the operation is being done.
⚠️ Always consult a registered physician before taking any medicine.
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding
Do not use Tropicamide + Phenylephrine + Lidocaine during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.
⚠️ Talk to your doctor before taking any medicine during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.
Dosage Reference
⚠️ Reference ranges from official sources only. Consult your doctor for personalized dosing.
Adults: This combination of tropicamide, phenylephrine and lidocaine is used only in elderly people and adults who are having cataract surgery. An ophthalmic surgeon must give the injection, under local anesthesia, at the start of the surgery. The recommended dose is 0.2 ml of solution, given as one injection only.
The procedure goes like this. Five minutes before the antiseptic preparation and the first incision, one to two drops of anesthetic eye drops are instilled in the eye. Then, at the start of surgery, 0.2 ml of the solution is injected slowly in a single injection by the intracameral route, through the side port or the principal port.