Atropine has long been used to treat abnormally slow heart rate in emergency situations by altering the way electrical signals move through the heart. Bradycardia is an especially slow heartbeat and a ...

In the hours following the reported chemical weapons attack in the suburbs of Damascus last Wednesday, ailing men, women, and children flocked to the city's hospitals. Doctors in the Syrian capital ...

Overview: Atropine ophthalmic is an eye drop used to dilate the pupils and relax eye muscles before eye exams or procedures. It is also used to treat lazy eye. The most common side effects are pain ...

If you peek into classrooms around the world, a bunch of bespectacled kids peek back at you. In some countries such as China, as much as 80 percent of children are nearsighted. As those kids grow up, ...

Children with myopia using 0.05% atropine eye drops had less myopia progression and/or less axial elongation compared with those using placebo or 0.01% atropine, though they had higher rates of ...

Child eye test and eye exam. Little girl having eye check-up, with phoropter. Doctor performs eye test for child. This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine.

Inspectors from the United Nations are attempting to determine whether the Syrian government is responsible for the use of chemical weapons in attacks there—a line that, if crossed, could warrant ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Low-dose atropine drops showed potential as a noninvasive alternative for managing vitreous floaters, a small retrospective study suggested. A majority of patients who completed ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Combining orthokeratology lenses with atropine eye drops may lead to better myopia control but also increase ...

Atropine prescriptions in children with myopia did not increase ocular complication risks compared to non-users, despite myopia's inherent risks. The study involved over 1.2 million children, with 67% ...

Atropine sulfate 1%; oph soln; contains benzalkonium chloride. Compress lacrimal sac by digital pressure for 2–3 minutes after instillation to avoid excessive systemic absorption. Uveitis: 1–2 drops ...