Eye drops Dorzopt

Glaucoma is a disease that can lead to complete blindness.

One of the main dangers is that it can flow with little or no symptoms.

Therefore, it is recommended that you consult the doctor immediately with the slightest visual impairment.

In this article we will talk about eye drops that help to cope with this ailment. They are called Dorzopt.

Instruction for use

As mentioned above, Dorsopt is an eye drop that is used to treat glaucoma. They are commonly referred to as inhibitors of carbonic anhydrase.

They help reduce the increased intraocular pressure, without causing a narrowing of the pupil, visual disturbances in bright lighting and accommodation spasm.

Indications for use

Dorzopt drops can be prescribed in the following cases:

• open-angle glaucoma, including secondary;
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• increased intraocular pressure;
• is a pseudoexfoliation-type glaucoma.

Form release, composition

The drug Dorzopt is available in the form of colorless, transparent eye drops of 2% concentration, which are dispensed into polymer bottles of a dropper with a capacity of 5 milliliters. Vials are packed in boxes of cardboard.

The composition of 1 milliliter of eye drops includes:

• 20 milligrams of dorzolamide in the form of hydrochloride;
• Mannitol;
• of hyethylose;
• Citric acid monohydrate;
• Sodium hydroxide;
• Benzalkonium chloride;
• Distilled water.

Method of application

Drops of Dorzopt are recommended to be instilled three times a day, one drop into the conjunctival sac of the diseased eye. If the drug is used in parallel with the beta-adrenoblokatorami local action, then its dose should be reduced to two times a day, one drop.

Interaction with other

medications If therapy involves the use of several types of eye drops, the interval between them should be at least ten minutes. With the simultaneous use of Dorztop with such antiglaucoma drugs as Pilocarpine, Carbachol, Dipivefrin and various beta-blockers, the effect of dorsolamide becomes stronger.

Doorsopt drops are not recommended to be combined with high doses of acetylsalicylic acid, as it contributes to their toxicity. With the combined use of Dorsopt with acetazolamide, the risk of side effects increases.

Side effects of

All the side effects that can occur with the use of drops Dorzopt can be divided into local and systemic reactions. To local reactions should be attributed:

• puffiness of the eyelids;
• feeling of burning and itching in the eye area;
• decreased visual acuity and eye sensitivity;
• increased lacrimation;
• conjunctivitis;
• paresthesia;
• eyelid irritation;
• superficial keratitis of point type;
• photophobia;
• blepharitis;
• iridocyclitis;
• corneal thickening;
• excessive decrease in intraocular pressure;
• manifestations of allergy;
• retinal detachment after antiglaucomatous operations.

Systemic reactions are manifested in:

• nausea;
• sensation of bitterness in the mouth;
• asthenia;
• of migraine;
• nefrourolithiazie;
• aplastic anemia;
• skin rashes;
• malignant exudative erythema;
• Toxic epidermal necrolysis.

Contraindications

Doorsopt drops are not recommended for use in the following cases:

1. Severe renal dysfunction.
2. Excessive sensitivity to the constituents of the drug.
3. Hyperchloremic acidosis.
4. Waiting period for the child and lactation.
5. Children under 18 years.
6. Simultaneous oral administration of inhibitors of carbonic anhydrase.

Patients suffering from chronic liver failure, diabetes mellitus, as well as diseases of the cornea, the above drug should be administered with caution. The same applies to the use of Dorsopt drops to treat people who have recently undergone an operation associated with glaucoma.

In pregnancy

According to the FDA classification, Dorsopt drops belong to the category of effects on the fetus C. This means that their use can cause delay in postnatal development, as well as vertebral body defects.

In this regard, Dorsopt drops should not be used during the pregnancy period.

Conditions and shelf life of

The shelf life of Dorsopt Eye Drops is two years, however, after printing the vial this drug should be used within four weeks. Keep it in a place inaccessible to children, dry and protected from direct sunlight, the temperature of the air in which does not exceed 25 degrees of heat.

Price

Average price in Russia

In pharmacies located on the territory of the Russian Federation, eye drops Dorzopt can be purchased on average for 500 rubles.

Average cost in Ukraine

In Ukrainian pharmacies the average cost of the above described drug is 370 UAH.

Analogues

Analogues of eye drops Dorzopt can be called the following drugs:

• Stillavit ;
• Floxal;
• Theosis;
• Zimar;
• View-Chest;
• Oxial;
• Trusopt;
• Azopt.

Reviews

Reviews about eye drops Dorzopt are very controversial. Some patients claim that they helped this medication, while others complain of a huge number of different side effects. If you want to see the reviews of real patients who used this medication, you can find them at the end of the article.

Conclusion

1. Dorzopt is an antiglaucoma preparation that is available in the form of eye drops;
2. The use of Dorztop can lead to various side effects;
3. This medication can not be used to treat children and pregnant women;
4. There are medications that, after consultation with your doctor, you can replace Dorzopt drops.

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