Used in eye as mydriatic drug. On installation in eye it acts in 45-60 minutes, mydriasis lasts 1-3 days while accommodation recovers in 1-2 days.
Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?
Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient Darkly pigmented lris is more resistant to pupillary dilatation and caution should be exercised to avoid over dosage. Mydriasis can precipitate acute angle-closure glaucoma in a few patients
Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication
Examination of fundus of eye in persons aged over 60 years or hypermetropic.
What are possible side effects of this medication ?
It often produces unsatisfactory cycloplegia in children who have high ciliary muscle tone.