Title
Correction of presbyopia using 0.5% pilocarpine eye drops among Indians
Authors
Sharadhi Petkar1 & MC Chaitra*, 2
Affiliation
1Department of Ophthalmology, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Tamaka Kolar, Karnataka, India; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Tamaka Kolar, Karnataka, India; *Corresponding author
MC Chaitra - E-mail: chaitramc@sduaher.ac.in; drchaitramc@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8197226641
Sharadhi Petkar - E-mail: sharadhipetkar@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received May 1, 2024; Revised May 31, 2024; Accepted May 31, 2024, Published May 31, 2024
Abstract
Pharmacological treatment of presbyopia-spectacle free senescence Therefore, it is of interest to estimate improvement of near vision with 0.5%pilocarpine drops in presbyopic patients. It was a cross-sectional observational study done at tertiary care centre history, comprehensive eye examination, including distant visual acuity distant and near vision, IOP. 1 drop of 0.5%Pilocarpine eye-drops was instilled in both eyes in Patients with full distant vision and impaired near vision, near vision was checked after 2hours. Among 55 participants, 48% were males and 52% were females. Mean age of patients was 44.8 years. Out of 55 patients 58% patients showed improvement of 1 line after instilling drops, 41% patients showed no improvement. Topical 0.5%pilocarpine in treatment of near vision is attractive option for patients and would increase compliance with minimal side effects.
Keywords
Presbyopia, pilocarpine, near vision
Citation
Petkar & Chaitra, Bioinformation 20(5): 532-536 (2024)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
