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# Ophthalmic drugs and toxicity

How drops are given, topical anaesthetics and steroids, ocular antibiotics, intravitreal injections and the ocular toxicity of systemic drugs.

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- [**Ethambutol and the optic nerve** Ethambutol, a tuberculosis drug, can damage both optic nerves](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/ethambutol-and-the-optic-nerve/)
- [**Eye drops and ointments: how they are given and absorbed** Most of an eye drop overflows or drains to the nose and into the blood](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/eye-drops-and-ointments-how-they-are-given-and-absorbed/)
- [**Hydroxychloroquine: retinal screening** Hydroxychloroquine is safe for most patients, but years of use can damage the retina for good](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/hydroxychloroquine-retinal-screening/)
- [**Intravitreal anti-VEGF injections** Injections into the eye that block VEGF have changed the outlook of wet macular degeneration and…](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/intravitreal-anti-vegf-injections/)
- [**Steroid eye drops: glaucoma, cataract and infection** Steroid drops calm inflammation but can raise eye pressure, cause cataract and worsen infections](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/steroid-eye-drops-glaucoma-cataract-and-infection/)
- [**Systemic drugs that harm the eye** Many common drugs affect the eye, from harmless corneal deposits to blindness](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/systemic-drugs-that-harm-the-eye/)
- [**Topical anaesthetics: why they are never sent home** Anaesthetic drops are for examining the eye, never for home](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/topical-anaesthetics-why-they-are-never-sent-home/)
- [**Topical antibiotics for the eye** Antibiotic drops shorten bacterial conjunctivitis and protect abrasions; keratitis needs…](https://durgical.com/en/ophthalmology/topical-antibiotics-for-the-eye/)

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Educational content; not a clinical guideline and no substitute for assessment by a health professional. For sudden visual loss, severe eye pain, a chemical burn or an eye injury, go to an emergency department at once.

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