National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Ophthalmic Solution

Synonyms

Ophthalmic Solution

Eye Drop

Definitions

A sterile solution containing a substance or multiple substances administered to the external eye, usually in the form of droplets. An ophthalmic solution may contain different drugs with different mechanisms of actions, to target symptoms and their underlying cause. Classes of pharmacological agents used may include antibiotics, beta-adrenergic agents, antihistamines, corticosteroids and prostanoids. The ophthalmic solution may be used to treat increased intraocular pressure, symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis, and ocular bacterial infections, among others.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C29302

code

C29302

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116978

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

Contributing_Source

CTRP

DEFINITION

A sterile solution containing a substance or multiple substances administered to the external eye, usually in the form of droplets. An ophthalmic solution may contain different drugs with different mechanisms of actions, to target symptoms and their underlying cause. Classes of pharmacological agents used may include antibiotics, beta-adrenergic agents, antihistamines, corticosteroids and prostanoids. The ophthalmic solution may be used to treat increased intraocular pressure, symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis, and ocular bacterial infections, among others.

Display_Name

Ophthalmic Solution

FULL_SYN

Ophthalmic Solution

Eye Drop

label

Ophthalmic Solution

Legacy Concept Name

Ophthalmic_Solution

Preferred_Name

Ophthalmic Solution

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C29302

Semantic_Type

Chemical Viewed Functionally

UMLS_CUI

C0029083

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C29639

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