Systemic Response to Mydriatic Eyedrops in Neonates: Mydriatics in Neonates

Abstract
Journal of Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus | When a newborn is exposed to partial pressures of oxygen above the normal blood range, the result may be Retrolental Fibroplasia.1 Most premature babies who have received oxygen are routinely examinated prior to hospital discharge. Of the more popular mydriatic agents employed, there have been various reports of systemic manifestations. Our study was conducted to confirm previous reports and to