Different administration regimens of compound tropicamide eyedrops for pupil dilation for children with dark iris: a randomized clinical trial

AIM: To compare the efficacy of different administration regimens of compound tropicamide eyedrops (CTE) for pupil dilation for children with dark iris. METHODS: A prospective, comparative, randomized interventional study was conducted. Children in Group 1 received CTE 3 times with a 3min interval b...

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Main Authors: Xu Xu, Lian-Xin Zhang, Jing-Jing Jiang
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Published: Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS) 2025-03-01
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description AIM: To compare the efficacy of different administration regimens of compound tropicamide eyedrops (CTE) for pupil dilation for children with dark iris. METHODS: A prospective, comparative, randomized interventional study was conducted. Children in Group 1 received CTE 3 times with a 3min interval between each application. Children in Group 2 received CTE 4 times with a 5min interval between each application. We measured their pupil diameters at baseline (pre-drug instillation) and 30min and 60min post-drug instillation and assessed the pupillary light reflex at 60min post-drug instillation. RESULTS: In total, 194 eyes of 101 children were enrolled. The changes of pupil diameter at 30min and 60min post-drug instillation were 1.2±0.6 mm and 2.3±1.0 mm in Group 1, and 2.3±0.9 mm and 3.7±1.0 mm in Group 2, respectively. Group 2 showed a larger change in pupil size than Group 1 at 30min (P<0.01) and 60min (P<0.01). The effect of pupil dilation in Group 2 was 1.25 times that in Group 1. The change in pupil size was positively associated with age. A higher proportion of children in Group 1 had smaller pupil diameter and reactive pupils at the final time point, with only 33 children (33.7%) had final pupil size ≥6.5 mm, and only 9 children (9.2%) had non-reactive pupils. Children in Group 2 achieved larger pupil diameter and more non-reactive pupils at the final time point, with 84 children (87.5%) had final pupil size ≥6.5 mm, and only 22 children (22.9%) had reactive pupils. CONCLUSION: Increasing the frequency of compound tropicamide and lengthening the interval between eye drop applications can produce stronger mydriatic effects.
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spelling doaj-art-56109dc45fbf4309b83704c4e3b684392025-08-20T02:14:27ZengPress of International Journal of Ophthalmology (IJO PRESS)International Journal of Ophthalmology2222-39592227-48982025-03-0118341541910.18240/ijo.2025.03.0720250307Different administration regimens of compound tropicamide eyedrops for pupil dilation for children with dark iris: a randomized clinical trialXu Xu0Lian-Xin Zhang1Jing-Jing Jiang2Jing-Jing Jiang. National Center for Children's Health, MOE Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100045, China. jiangjingjing@mail.ccmu.edu.cnNational Center for Children's Health, MOE Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100045, China,National Center for Children's Health, MOE Key Laboratory of Major Diseases in Children, Department of Ophthalmology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100045, China,AIM: To compare the efficacy of different administration regimens of compound tropicamide eyedrops (CTE) for pupil dilation for children with dark iris. METHODS: A prospective, comparative, randomized interventional study was conducted. Children in Group 1 received CTE 3 times with a 3min interval between each application. Children in Group 2 received CTE 4 times with a 5min interval between each application. We measured their pupil diameters at baseline (pre-drug instillation) and 30min and 60min post-drug instillation and assessed the pupillary light reflex at 60min post-drug instillation. RESULTS: In total, 194 eyes of 101 children were enrolled. The changes of pupil diameter at 30min and 60min post-drug instillation were 1.2±0.6 mm and 2.3±1.0 mm in Group 1, and 2.3±0.9 mm and 3.7±1.0 mm in Group 2, respectively. Group 2 showed a larger change in pupil size than Group 1 at 30min (P<0.01) and 60min (P<0.01). The effect of pupil dilation in Group 2 was 1.25 times that in Group 1. The change in pupil size was positively associated with age. A higher proportion of children in Group 1 had smaller pupil diameter and reactive pupils at the final time point, with only 33 children (33.7%) had final pupil size ≥6.5 mm, and only 9 children (9.2%) had non-reactive pupils. Children in Group 2 achieved larger pupil diameter and more non-reactive pupils at the final time point, with 84 children (87.5%) had final pupil size ≥6.5 mm, and only 22 children (22.9%) had reactive pupils. CONCLUSION: Increasing the frequency of compound tropicamide and lengthening the interval between eye drop applications can produce stronger mydriatic effects.http://ies.ijo.cn/en_publish/2025/3/20250307.pdfpupil dilationmydriasiscompound tropicamidedark irischildren
spellingShingle Xu Xu
Lian-Xin Zhang
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Different administration regimens of compound tropicamide eyedrops for pupil dilation for children with dark iris: a randomized clinical trial
International Journal of Ophthalmology
pupil dilation
mydriasis
compound tropicamide
dark iris
children
title Different administration regimens of compound tropicamide eyedrops for pupil dilation for children with dark iris: a randomized clinical trial
title_full Different administration regimens of compound tropicamide eyedrops for pupil dilation for children with dark iris: a randomized clinical trial
title_fullStr Different administration regimens of compound tropicamide eyedrops for pupil dilation for children with dark iris: a randomized clinical trial
title_full_unstemmed Different administration regimens of compound tropicamide eyedrops for pupil dilation for children with dark iris: a randomized clinical trial
title_short Different administration regimens of compound tropicamide eyedrops for pupil dilation for children with dark iris: a randomized clinical trial
title_sort different administration regimens of compound tropicamide eyedrops for pupil dilation for children with dark iris a randomized clinical trial
topic pupil dilation
mydriasis
compound tropicamide
dark iris
children
url http://ies.ijo.cn/en_publish/2025/3/20250307.pdf
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