Lumigan
3ml
Utilized to manage glaucoma and ocular hypertension, indicated to reduce intraocular pressure and support long-term ocular health for patients diagnosed with primary conditions.
Eye Care Medications
This category covers drops and treatments for the eye, sorted by purpose: lowering pressure in glaucoma, clearing infection, calming inflammation, and dilating the pupil for examination. Most act locally where they are dropped.
These medicines treat glaucoma, open-angle glaucoma, ocular hypertension, bacterial conjunctivitis, ocular inflammation, oedema, mydriasis and cycloplegia.
Key points
- Glaucoma drops lower eye pressure through several different routes, from prostaglandins to carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, while other drops treat infection or inflammation.
- Steroid drops calm inflammation but need care, since they can raise eye pressure and hide an underlying infection.
- Most eye medicines here are prescription-only, though pharmacists can supply a short course of antibiotic drops for acute infection.
Medicines in the Eye Care category
Bimat + Applicators
3ml
Developed to target elevated intraocular pressure to alleviate risk of damage.
Diamox
250mg
Developed to manage glaucoma and oedema to alleviate pressure and reduce fluid retention.
Ciprodex
0.3/0.1%
Indicated to manage bacterial ear infections and formulated to alleviate inflammation and oedema within the ear canal.
Combigan
0.2/0.5%
Product utilizes brimonidine and timolol, indicated to lower intraocular pressure and designed to support the treatment of glaucoma or ocular hypertension.
Tobramycin and Dexamethasone Eye Drops
0.1/0.3%
Utilized to alleviate inflammatory ocular conditions and infection, to support ocular healing.
Cyclogyl
1%
Designed to target dilation of the pupil and temporary paralysis of the ciliary muscle for ocular examinations.
Tobradex
0.1/0.3%
Developed to alleviate ocular inflammation and to target bacterial infection in the eye.
What’s in this category
- Glaucoma drops lower eye pressure: prostaglandins such as bimatoprost, the beta-blocker timolol, and carbonic anhydrase inhibitors such as dorzolamide and acetazolamide.
- Antibiotic drops such as ciprofloxacin clear bacterial infection.
- Steroid drops such as dexamethasone reduce inflammation.
- Dilating drops such as tropicamide and cyclopentolate widen the pupil for examination.
UK status
Most of this category is prescription-only (POM): all glaucoma drops, steroids, and dilating drops sit under clinical supervision, since steroids can raise eye pressure and mask infection. Pharmacists sell some short-course antibiotic drops, such as chloramphenicol, for acute bacterial conjunctivitis. Sudden vision loss, severe eye pain, or a red eye with light sensitivity needs same-day care. Call 111.