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2. Artificial tears - Wikipedia

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   Artificial tears. A subset of various brands of artificial tears displayed in a store. Specialty. ophthalmology. [ edit on Wikidata] Artificial tears are lubricating eye drops used to relieve dryness and irritation of the ocular surface. [1] Dry eye syndrome ( keratoconjunctivitis sicca) is a common ocular surface disorder and is characterized ...

3. Alcon (ALC) Launches Preservative-Free Drops for Dry Eye Relief

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   Alcon's (ALC) new preservative-free solution for patients with dry eye symptoms is the latest addition to its leading global artificial tear brand Systane.

4. Pilocarpine - Wikipedia

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   Pilocarpine is a drug that acts as a muscarinic receptor agonist. It acts on a subtype of muscarinic receptor ( M 3) found on the iris sphincter muscle, causing the muscle to contract - resulting in pupil constriction ( miosis ). Pilocarpine also acts on the ciliary muscle and causes it to contract. When the ciliary muscle contracts, it opens ...

5. Over 27 Eye Drops Have Been Recalled: What You Need to Know - AOL

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   Find a list of recalled drops in 2023. Plus, eye infection symptoms. Eye drops are being recalled due to a rare bacterium found in artificial tears. Find a list of recalled drops in 2023.

6. Alcon - Wikipedia

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   Alcon was a subsidiary of Novartis until April 2019, when it was spun out into a separate publicly traded company. [3] [4] Alcon itself has a number of subsidiaries, including Aerie Pharmaceuticals, focused on therapies for glaucoma and other diseases of the eye, and WaveLight, which develops and manufactures laser eye surgery technologies. [5]

7. FDA issues voluntary recall of certain eye drop brands sold ...

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   “Under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, eye drops must be sterile to be safe for use,” it added. Dr Berne’s MSM Drops 5 per cent Solution has a bacterial contamination known as ...

8. Olopatadine - Wikipedia

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   Olopatadine. Olopatadine, sold under the brand name Patanol among others, is an antihistamine medication used to decrease the symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis and allergic rhinitis (hay fever). [ 2] It is used as eye drops or as a nasal spray. [ 2] The eye drops generally result in an improvement within half an hour.

9. Is it safe to use eyedrops? What to know about the FDA warnings

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   The FDA recently cautioned against using dozens of kinds of eyedrops — its third warning this year — leading to some wondering whether any drops are safe to use. Eye doctors weigh in.