Drug details

Altafluor (fluorescein sodium and benoxinate ophthalmic solution)

type of Diagnostics, Ophthalmics, Anesthetics, Ophthalmic

Altafluor Benox (fluorescein sodium and benoxinate hydrochloride solution) 0.25%/0.4% is used for ophthalmic procedures requiring a disclosing agent in combination with a topical ophthalmic anesthetic agent.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• hives,
• difficulty breathing,
• swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat,
• feeling like there is something in your eye,
• changes in your vision,
• watery eyes or increased tearing eye,
• stinging or burning in the eye,
• redness of the eye, and
• swollen eyelids

The following drugs are related to Altafluor, either as a replacement or used together:

• Fluorescite (fluorescein)
• Fluress (fluorescein and benoxinate)
• Flurox (fluorescein sodium and benoxinate hydrochloride ophthalmic solution)
• Ic-Green (tricarbocyanine)
• Spy Agent Green (indocyanine green injection)
• VisionBlue (trypan blue)