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Clinical Trial
. 1993 Jun;77(6):364-5.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.77.6.364.

Reduction in mydriatic drop size in premature infants

S Wheatcroft  1 , A Sharma, J McAllister
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Clinical Trial

Reduction in mydriatic drop size in premature infants

S Wheatcroft et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 1993 Jun.

Abstract

In a prospective study of 26 premature infants, 5 microliters microdrops were compared with standard 26 microliters eye drops of cyclopentolate 0.5% and phenylephrine 2.5%. There was no statistical difference in pupil dilatation. The 5 microliters microdrops have potentially fewer adverse effects in premature infants.

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