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T- plus eyedrops are safe for kids?
I took my five year old kid to eye checkup and they said little bit eye sight is there around 0.75 and they need to check further by dilating her pupils so they suggested eye drops of T-plus(TROPICAMIDE & PHENYLEPHRINE HYDROCHLORIDE OPTHALMIC SOLUTION)
is this safe for five years old for dilation? Few websites mentioned not to use this drops below 18 years of age. Please suggest
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It is safe..no problem...it is routinely used in children for cycloplegic refraction
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Dr. Azher Lodhi
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
10 yrs exp
Aurangabad
Safe eye drop.. routinely use in ophthalmology opd
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Dr. Rutvi Parikh
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
11 yrs exp
Vadodara
Yes it is safe for kids
T plus drop will only dilate eyes so we can examine back part of the eye -retina.
But for thorough glass power check up, another cycloplegic drop can be used in kids like cyclopentolate or homide
Which will dilate eyes and relax accomodation.
So glass power check up will be perfect with dilated retinoscopy.
But after using this drop, eyesight will be blurred for atleast 3 days.
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Consult pediatric ophthalmologists
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Consult when your kid has no exams.
As for 3 days, he will not able to do homework.
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
46 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Yes.it is safe.she has to be dilated and Refraction has to be done.
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Dr. Awanjala Varshney
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
23 yrs exp
Aligarh
It is safe for dilating kids. Moreover the effect lasts for maximum of 8 hrs only.
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Dr. Saba Kausar
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
12 yrs exp
Bangalore
Yes it is safe. It's routinely used in all ophthalmology opds. Nothing to worry.
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