tropicamiden.
/trəʊˈpɪkəmʌɪd/, U.S. /troʊˈpɪkəˌmaɪd/ Pharmacology.
A short-acting anticholinergic drug, used to produce dilatation of the pupil and cycloplegia during examination of the eye.Systematic name: N-ethyl-α-(hydroxymethyl)-N-(4-pyridinylmethyl)benzeneacetamide; C17H20N2O2.
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1961 Arch. Ophthalmol. 65 632/1 Tropicamide (Mydriacyl) is the newest of the cycloplegic agents to be introduced in this country.
1967 New Drugs (A.M.A. Council on Drugs) xxxviii. 342/1 Although the transient action of tropicamide is an obvious advantage, it can also be a disadvantage, for the physician must time his examination to coincide with the relatively brief period of maximal effect.
1987 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 20 June 1587/2 Patients' eyes were dilated with tropicamide 0.5% before examination in a darkened room.
2012 R. Taylor & D. Batey Handbk. Retinal Screening Diabetes (ed. 2) v. 48 The major contraindication to tropicamide use is the need to engage in detailed visual work or driving immediately after screening.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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