Open AccessRevisiting the impact of phenylephrine hydrochloride on static and dynamic accommodation
Author(s) -
Samrat Sarkar,
Ali Mohammed Hasnat,
Shrikant R. Bharadwaj
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.103773
Subject(s) - pupil , pupil size , accommodation , emmetropia , medicine , ophthalmology , optics , refractive error , eye disease , physics
Phenylephrine hydrochloride (PHCl), a commonly used mydriatic agent, causes a small but significant deterioration of accommodation. The relative roles of pharmacology and optics in this deterioration, however, remain unascertained. The study determined the combined impact of PHCl concentration (pharmacology) and pupil size (optics) on the static and dynamic characteristics of accommodation.