Optometry 2019

Eye drops and oral medication

Eye Medications are in the form of an eye drop or an ointment. Eye drops are most common but ointments last longer and provide more lubrication or easy to administer in some cases. Eye drops are saline-containing drops used as an ocular route to control. The condition being treated, that contain steroids, antihistamines, sympathomimetics, parasympatholytics, beta receptor blockers, parasympathomimetics, prostaglandins, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), antibiotics, antifungal, or topical anesthetics. Sometimes they do not have medications and only lubricating and tear-replacing resolutions.  Eye drops have less risk of side effects than oral medicines, and such risk can be reduced by occluding the lacrimal punctum, for a short while after instilling drops