15327 - Mydriatic Slip-Ins
Mydriatic post-dilation slip-ins (250 pk). Slide in between the patient's glasses and face without falling off. The also Protect the patient from sun light after dilation.
$59.00
Mydriatic slips in are mostly used after receiving Mydriatic drops. Dilating drops (also called "mydriatics") are used to enlarge the pupil for eye examinations to allow the eye doctors to see into the eye in detail. The eye doctor can then see the optic nerve and retina as well as the whole lens. Dilating drops work either by temporarily paralyzing the muscle that makes the pupil smaller (iris sphincter muscle) or by stimulating the iris dilator muscle. Patients who have lighter eye color (blue, hazel) are more sensitive and dilate faster than patients who have darker eye color (brown). Mydriatics can be used for the following reasons.
1. Some of the mydriatics also relax the focusing muscles of the lens of the eye. This allows the eye doctor to get a most accurate measurement of the correct glasses prescription.
2. Keeping the pupil big is important after surgery to prevent scar tissue formation, (synechia).
3. Making the pupil big before cataract surgery makes it easier for the surgeon to remove the lens of the eye (the cataract is in the lens).
4. If a cataract is small, enlarging the pupil can allow the patient to see "around the cataract" and perhaps avoid surgery. Likewise, in patients with "out of position" lenses (ectopia lentis) this can help make the vision clearer by allowing the patient to "look around" the edge of the lens.
5. After glaucoma surgery, mydriatics help the eye to stay well formed and recover when the eye pressure gets too low.
6. Some forms of glaucoma are due to the iris and pupil coming too far forward. Dilating drops help to restore the normal anatomy of the eye and treat/prevent this kind of glaucoma, (closed angle glaucoma).
7. As dilating drops can cause temporary blurry vision, in children they can be used to blur the good eye to force the brain to use the bad eye as a treatment for amblyopia ("lazy eye").
All dilating drops make the pupils large and may make eyes more sensitive to bright lights. The duration of this effect depends on the particular eye drop that is used. It is advisable to wear sunglasses to minimize the glare from bright lights if this symptom is bothersome. All dilating drops make the pupil large and may make eyes more sensitive to bright lights. The duration of this effect depends on the particular eye drop that is used.
