Miscellaneous drugs and agents for ocular use

Abstract

In the practice of ophthalmology and optometry, several agents are important for therapeutic, cosmetic and diagnostic purposes and cannot be grouped into a single category. They are governed by pharmacopeia or abide by regulatory requirements which are commercially available except few of the customized formulations compounded by hospital pharmacies. This chapter includes most of the formulations extensively used in routine ophthalmic practices like corneal preservative media used to store cornea for transplantation, tattooing solutions for cosmetic use in corneal opacity, agents used in acid or alkali burn, vitreous substitutes, vitreolytic agents, viscoelastic substances, topical immunosuppressants, local anesthetics, botulinum toxin, protease inhibitors, chelators, contact lens solutions and irritation solutions.