Miscellaneous ocular agents:
Indications for: CYCLOGYL
To produce mydriasis and cycloplegia.
Adult Dosage:
Instill 1 or 2 drops of 0.5%, 1%, or 2% in the eye; may repeat in 5–10 minutes if necessary. Apply digital pressure to lacrimal sac for 2–3 minutes after instillation to reduce systemic absorption.
Children Dosage:
Small infants: instill 1 drop of 0.5% in the eye; apply pressure over nasolacrimal sac for 2–3 minutes, observe closely for 30 minutes. Children: instill 1 or 2 drops of 0.5%, 1%, or 2% in the eye; may repeat 5–10 minutes later with 0.5% or 1% solution if necessary; apply digital pressure to lacrimal sac for 2–3 minutes after instillation to reduce systemic absorption.
CYCLOGYL Contraindications:
Untreated narrow-angle glaucoma or when untreated anatomically narrow angles are present.
CYCLOGYL Warnings/Precautions:
Down's syndrome. Angle-closure glaucoma. Feeding intolerance in infants; withhold feeding for 4 hours after examination. Pregnancy (Cat.C). Nursing mothers.
CYCLOGYL Classification:
Anticholinergic.
CYCLOGYL Interactions:
May interfere with antihypertensive action of carbachol, pilocarpine, ophthalmic cholinesterase inhibitors.
Adverse Reactions:
Ocular effects (eg, increased intraocular pressure, burning, photophobia, blurred vision, irritation, hyperemia, conjunctivitis, blepharoconjunctivitis, punctate keratitis, synechiae); CNS disturbances (esp. in children).
How Supplied:
Soln 0.5%—15mL; 1%, 2%—2mL, 5mL, 15mL
