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--- sympathomimetic_eyedrops [2018/10/15 00:59] – Scott Larson
+++ sympathomimetic_eyedrops [2025/04/18 20:40] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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   * have more effects on CNS
     * Apraclonadine: weakly binds to Alpha-1 receptors
-      * Will cause dilation in Horner syndrome pupil due to this binding effect
+      * Will cause dilation in Horner syndrome pupil due to this binding effect and upregulation of the receptor that occurs 2-5 days after sympathetic block
     * Bromonidine (Alphagan P) is similar with less Alpha-1 effect on pupil
 ==== Indirect Acting Agents ====
-  * Cocaine: blocks reuptake of norepinepherine and causes dilation in normal pupil
+  * Cocaine: blocks reuptake of norepinephrine
-  * Amphetamine: causes release of and blocks reuptake of norepinepherine and causes dilation in normal pupil
+    * causes dilation in normal pupil but not in a Horner syndrome pupil
+  * Amphetamine: causes release of and blocks reuptake of norepinepherine
+    * causes dilation in normal pupil but not in a Horner syndrome pupil.
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