Impact of mydriatic eye drops on neonatal cerebral blood flow

• Main Authors: Atef Alshafei (Author), Mahmoud Ahmed (Author), Shymaa Farouk (Author), Ahmed Gouda (Author), Anwar Khan (Author), Rashid Mustafa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hygeia Press di Corridori Marinella, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening is a common routine procedure carried out on preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Mydriatic eye drops containing phenylephrine hydrochloride 2.5% (a sympathomimetic agent) and tropicamide 0.5% (a cycloplegic medication) are readily abso...