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Prescription eyedrops are generally very effective, and, because they are applied topically, eyedrops are usually free of many systemic side effects. Most eyedrops are used twice a day, and many can be used to prevent the allergic reaction in the first place. Some common allergy eyedrops include:
Nedocromil (Alocril)
Ketotifen (Zaditor)
Olopatadine (Patanol)
Azelastine (Optivar)
Pemirolast (Alamast)
Epinastine (Elestat)
Your ophthalmologist may prescribe cyclosporine A (Restasis). By helping to reduce the inflammatory and/or allergic reaction, cyclosporine A may help decrease your symptoms.
For more serious cases, topical ophthalmic corticosteroids can be used; however, many of the older corticosteroids are associated with ocular side effects with long-term use. The newer ophthalmic corticosteroids have a much lower risk of ocular side effects. Some common topical ophthalmic corticosteroids are:
Loteprednol 0.02% (Alrex)
Loteprednol 0.05% (Lotemax)
Prednisolone (AK-Pred)
Rimexolone (Vexol)
Medrysone (HMS)
Fluorometholone (FML, FML Forte, FML Liquifilm)

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