Iricryn
Iricryn is an eye drop used to lower high pressure in your eyes, which helps prevent a serious eye condition called glaucoma.
Form
silmätipat, liuos
Strength
0.3 mg/ml
Active Ingredient
Bimatoprost
Manufacturer
Zaklady Farmaceutyczne Polpharma S.A.
How to Use
Dosage
Use one drop in each affected eye once a day in the evening.
Method
Wash your hands. Tilt your head back, pull down your lower eyelid to form a pocket, and gently squeeze the bottle to release one drop into the pocket. Avoid touching your eye or eyelid with the bottle tip. After applying, press the corner of your eye near your nose for about 2 minutes and keep your eyes closed.
Important
Do not use more than one drop per day, as it may make the medicine less effective.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Mild redness of the eye (up to 24% of patients)
- •Loss of fat around the eye, which can cause deep eye sockets, sunken eyes, droopy eyelids, tight skin around the eyes, or the white part of the eye to show more clearly
- •Small breaks on the surface of the eye, possibly with inflammation
- •Eye irritation
- •Itchy eyes
- •Eye pain
- •Dry eyes
- •Feeling of something in the eye
- •Longer eyelashes
- •Darker skin around the eye
- •Red eyelids
RARE
- •Tired eyes
- •Sensitivity to light
- •Darker iris color
- •Itchy and swollen eyelids
- •Watery eyes
- •Swelling of the clear layer covering the eye surface
- •Blurry vision
- •Headache
- •Hair growth around the eyes
- •Sticky eyes
- •Uncomfortable feeling in the eye
- •Asthma
- •Worsening of asthma
- •Worsening of COPD (a lung disease)
- •Shortness of breath
- •Allergic reaction symptoms (swelling, red eye, rash)
- •Dizziness
- •High blood pressure
- •Skin color changes around the eye (periocular)
- •Stinging sensation in the eye
- •Allergic reaction in the eye
- •Inflamed eyelids
- •Difficulty seeing clearly
- •Worsening vision
- •Darkening of eyelashes
- •Inflammation inside the eye
- •Swelling in the retina (macular edema) leading to worse vision
- •Inflammation of the iris (colored part of the eye)
- •Eyelid twitching
- •Eyelid shrinking or moving away from the eye's surface
- •Nausea
- •Redness of the skin around the eyes
- •Weakness
- •Increased liver function test results
- •Cloudy spots on the cornea due to calcium buildup during treatment (in very rare cases with severe damage to the eye's surface)
Important Warnings
- Do not use Iricryn if you are allergic to bimatoprost or any other ingredients in this medicine.
- Tell your doctor if you have breathing problems, liver or kidney issues, have had cataract surgery, have low blood pressure or heart rate, or have had an eye infection.
- If you wear contact lenses, remove them before using the drops and wait 15 minutes before putting them back in.
- Iricryn can change your eye color, make your eyelashes grow longer and darker, and darken the skin around your eyes. These changes may be permanent and more noticeable if only one eye is treated.
- Avoid letting the tip of the bottle touch your eye or anything else to prevent germs from getting into the medicine.
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- Do not drive or use machines until your vision is clear again, as this medicine can make your vision blurry for a short time after use.
- This medicine is not for children under 18 years old.
- If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to have a baby, ask your doctor for advice before using this medicine. Do not breastfeed while using Iricryn.
- This medicine contains phosphates. In rare cases, if you have severe damage to the front of your eye, phosphates can cause cloudy spots on the cornea due to calcium buildup during treatment.