{"id":2006,"date":"2024-03-20T09:44:36","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T08:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kinderaugenarzt-zuerich.ch\/glossar\/atropin-augentropfen\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T12:50:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T10:50:15","slug":"atropine","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/en\/glossar\/atropine\/","title":{"rendered":"Atropine Eye Drops"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lead-text\">\n<p>Atropine is a widely used and well-tested medication in medicine, recognized for its importance by the WHO and listed as an \"essential medicine\".<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_682452190-768x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Teenager appliziert Augentropfen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_682452190-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_682452190-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_682452190-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_682452190-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_682452190-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.first-sight.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/AdobeStock_682452190.jpeg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\n\t\n<p><strong>Eye specialists utilize atropine eye drops in various concentrations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Atropine 0.5% dilution<\/strong><br \/>\nTo dilate the pupil by temporarily paralyzing the eye lens for examinations or amblyopia therapy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Low-dose atropine 0.05% or 0.02%<\/strong><br \/>\nTo slow the progression of myopia (nearsightedness) in myopia management.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atropine is a widely used and well-tested medication in medicine, recognized for its importance by the WHO and listed as an &#8220;essential medicine&#8221;. Eye specialists utilize atropine eye drops in various concentrations: Atropine 0.5% dilution To dilate the pupil by temporarily paralyzing the eye lens for examinations or amblyopia therapy. 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