Marianne L Shahsuvaryan.
Rediscovering Old Drug: Atropine.
Ophthalmol Update Jan ;15(2):45-7.

Background: Atropine is the most commonly used pharmacologic agent as a cycloplegic and a mydriatic. Recently Atropine eye drops have been shown to be effective in slowing the progression of myopia, acting not by eliminating accommodation, but by anti-muscarinic receptor binding that causes a local retinal biochemical change which slow eye growth. Based on currently available findings the new properties of Atropine and new avenue of intervention in myopia are being explored.

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