Drug details

Flurox (fluorescein sodium and benoxinate hydrochloride ophthalmic solution)

type of Anesthetics, Ophthalmic

Flurox (fluorescein sodium 2.5mg) is a disclosing agent with rapid anesthetic action of short duration used for procedures requiring a disclosing agent in combination with a topical ophthalmic anesthetic agent such as tonometry, gonioscopy, removal of corneal foreign bodies and other short corneal or conjunctival procedures.

This drug may have the following side effects:

• temporary stinging,
• eye redness
• burning, and

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

• Ak-Fluor (fluorescein injection)
• Altafluor (fluorescein sodium and benoxinate ophthalmic solution)
• Fluorescite (fluorescein)
• Ic-Green (tricarbocyanine)
• Spy Agent Green (indocyanine green injection)
• VisionBlue (trypan blue)