Tropicamide eye drops (0.5% or 1%) allow your Optometrist to examine the inside of your eyes more easily by making your pupils wider than normal.

The drops take around 15-30 minutes to work and effects can last up to 6 hours and occasionally through to the next day.

You should avoid hazardous activities such as driving, cycling or operating heavy machinery as vision may be affected, if in doubt please speak to your Optometrist.

As your pupils will be wider than normal, you may be more sensitive to bright light so in sunny conditions consider wearing a pair of sunglasses until your pupils return to normal. Your vision may be slightly blurred for reading/close work.

In the unlikely event that you experience any unusual symptoms such as eye pain, redness, misting of the vision, please contact your Optometrist as a matter of urgency or present at Accident and Emergency as this may mean you’re experiencing an adverse reaction to the drops.