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 sbashir
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cyclopentalate
Aug 06, 2006 18:56:24 is 2 drops of 0.5% the same as 1 drop of 1%?? in which situations which do you use each of these? thanks! |
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Stephen Meynell
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RE: cyclopentalate
Aug 10, 2006 20:21:38 not really, that's because the eye can only take a tiny amount at a time. So one drop of 1% is not quite as effective a two drops of 0.5%, spaced at a 5 minute interval. 1% is used for cycloplaegia, as you know, with 0.5% for very young or very blue eyes (which absorb more) |