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Eye care medicines for glaucoma and eye pressure, bacterial eye infections, dry eye and eye examinations: drops, an ointment and acetazolamide tablets.

Azopt

Brinzolamide

1%

Azopt is brinzolamide 1% eye drops, a three-times-a-day suspension that lowers pressure inside the eye in glaucoma and ocular hypertension, sold here in single bottles or packs of 2 or 3.

from $41.65 / bottle View

Bimat with Applicators

Bimatoprost

3ml

Bimat with Applicators is a 3 ml bottle of bimatoprost eye drops, sold with applicator brushes, for lowering pressure in glaucoma and ocular hypertension and for sparse eyelashes.

from $32.30 / bottle View

Bimatoprost 0.03%

Bimatoprost

3ml

Bimatoprost 0.03% is a once-daily evening eye drop in 3ml bottles that lowers raised pressure inside the eye in glaucoma and ocular hypertension.

from $24.65 / bottle View

Careprost

Bimatoprost

3ml

Careprost is a 3ml bottle of bimatoprost eye drops for glaucoma and raised eye pressure, sold singly or in packs of 3 or 6 bottles.

from $30.31 / bottle View

Careprost with Applicators

Bimatoprost

3ml

Careprost with Applicators is a 3ml bottle of bimatoprost eye drops, used for raised pressure inside the eye and for sparse eyelashes, and supplied with brushes for the lash line.

from $35.27 / bottle View

Ciloxan

Ciprofloxacin

0.3%

Ciloxan is a 0.3% ciprofloxacin eye drop for bacterial conjunctivitis, sold as bottles of the generic antibiotic in packs of two, four or six.

from $7.79 / bottle View

Ciprodex

Ciprofloxacin, Dexamethasone

0.3/0.1%

Ciprodex is ciprofloxacin with dexamethasone 0.3/0.1%, drops for bacterial ear infections with inflammation, including swimmer's ear, sold in bottles of 1 to 6.

from $15.30 / bottle View

Combigan

Brimonidine Tartrate, Timolol

0.2/0.5%

Combigan is a two-ingredient eye drop, brimonidine 0.2% with timolol 0.5%, that brings down the pressure inside the eye in glaucoma and ocular hypertension, in packs of 2, 4 or 6.

from $36.41 / bottle View

Cosopt

Dorzolamide, Timolol

2/0.5%

Cosopt is a dorzolamide and timolol eye drop, 2/0.5%, for glaucoma and ocular hypertension (high pressure inside the eye), sold in packs of 1, 2 or 3 bottles.

from $46.18 / bottle View

Cyclogyl

Cyclopentolate

1%

Cyclogyl is cyclopentolate 1% eye drops, used to widen the pupil and relax the focusing muscle before an eye examination. Sold in packs of 2, 4 or 6 bottles.

from $4.67 / bottle View

Cyclomune

Cyclosporine

0.05/0.1%

Cyclomune is a cyclosporine eye emulsion in 0.05% and 0.1% bottles, used for dry eye syndrome and keratoconjunctivitis sicca — the inflammation behind persistently gritty, dry eyes.

from $40.46 / bottle View

Diamox

Acetazolamide

250mg

Diamox 250mg tablets are generic acetazolamide, taken for glaucoma and to prevent altitude sickness, sold here as a single 250mg tablet strength in packs of 30 to 360.

from $0.54 / tablet View

Lumigan

Bimatoprost

3ml

Bimatoprost 3ml eye drops, applied for glaucoma. An antiglaucoma prostaglandin analogue eye drop.

from $55.39 / bottle View

Lumigan with Applicators

Bimatoprost

3ml

Lumigan with Applicators is a 3ml bottle of bimatoprost eye drops, supplied with applicators and used once nightly to lower pressure inside the eye in glaucoma.

from $64.60 / bottle View

Mydriacyl

Tropicamide

1%

Mydriacyl is a 1% tropicamide eye drop that widens the pupil and relaxes focus for eye examinations, sold in bottles.

from $16.15 / bottle View

Ocuflox

Ofloxacin

0.3%

Ocuflox is a 0.3% ofloxacin eye drop in bottles, used to clear bacterial conjunctivitis (a bacterial infection of the eye's surface).

from $7.79 / bottle View

Timoptic

Timolol

0.5%

Timoptic is a timolol maleate 0.5% eye drop, a beta-blocker that lowers raised pressure inside the eye in glaucoma and ocular hypertension, sold in bottles.

from $7.08 / bottle View

Tobradex

Dexamethasone, Tobramycin

0.1/0.3%

Tobradex is a bottled eye drop that combines tobramycin 0.3% with dexamethasone 0.1% for inflamed eyes that also have a bacterial infection.

from $7.82 / bottle View

Tobramycin And Dexamethasone

Dexamethasone, Tobramycin

0.1/0.3%

Tobramycin and dexamethasone 0.1/0.3% is an eye ointment in tubes, pairing an antibiotic with a steroid to treat eye inflammation that comes with a bacterial infection.

from $7.82 / tube View

Travatan

Travoprost

2.5ml

Travatan is a travoprost 0.004% eye drop in a 2.5ml bottle, taken once a day to lower the pressure inside the eye in open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension.

from $57.80 / bottle View

Travoprost

Travoprost

0.004%

Travoprost 0.004% eye drops lower raised pressure inside the eye in open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension. Order one bottle or a multi-bottle pack.

from $25.50 / bottle View

Tropicamide

Tropicamide

1%

Order Tropicamide 1% eye drops, the dilating drop used before eye examinations, in a bottle you can buy in quantities from one to five.

from $16.32 / bottle View

Trusopt

Dorzolamide

2%

Trusopt is a 2% dorzolamide eye drop for glaucoma and ocular hypertension (raised pressure inside the eye), sold in bottles as packs of one, two or three.

from $24.65 / bottle View

Xalatan 0.005%

Latanoprost

2.5ml

Xalatan 0.005% is a 2.5ml bottle of latanoprost eye drops for glaucoma and ocular hypertension, dosed once daily in the evening and sold in packs of 1, 3 or 5.

from $66.67 / bottle View

What this category covers

Most of the medicines here are eye drops, and most of those treat one problem: pressure inside the eye. The rest fight bacterial infections, calm inflammation, help long-term dry eye or widen the pupil for an eye examination. Knowing which group a bottle belongs to is the quickest way to find the right listing.

Drops for glaucoma and raised eye pressure

Glaucoma damages the optic nerve, and raised pressure inside the eye (ocular hypertension) is its main treatable risk factor. Several kinds of drops bring the pressure down in different ways:

  • Prostaglandin analogues, used once each evening, help fluid drain out: Xalatan (latanoprost 0.005%), Travatan and Travoprost (travoprost 0.004%), and bimatoprost as Careprost, Lumigan and their bimatoprost relatives.
  • Timolol, a beta-blocker drop, reduces the amount of fluid the eye makes: Timoptic 0.5%.
  • Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors do the same by another route: Trusopt (dorzolamide 2%) and Azopt (brinzolamide 1%).
  • Two-in-one bottles combine two of these actions: Cosopt pairs dorzolamide 2% with timolol 0.5%, and Combigan pairs brimonidine 0.2% with timolol 0.5%. Brimonidine, the partner in Combigan, both slows fluid production and helps it drain.

Many people with glaucoma end up using two or three of these. Spacing different drops at least 5 minutes apart stops one washing out the next, and a combination bottle means fewer drops to remember each day.

When drops alone are not enough, Diamox (also sold as plain acetazolamide) 250mg tablets lower pressure from inside the body. Acetazolamide is also used to prevent altitude sickness, which is why it appears in a second category.

Infection and inflammation

Antibiotic drops treat bacterial conjunctivitis, the sticky, yellow-discharge kind of red eye: Ciloxan (ciprofloxacin 0.3%) and Ocuflox (ofloxacin 0.3%). Viral and allergic red eyes do not respond to them.

Where infection comes with swelling, a steroid can be added. Tobradex combines the antibiotic tobramycin 0.3% with dexamethasone 0.1% as drops, and the same pairing comes as an ointment tube in Tobramycin And Dexamethasone. Ciprodex, also sold as Ciprofloxacin + Dexamethasone, pairs the antibiotic ciprofloxacin 0.3% with dexamethasone 0.1%, as drops for eye or ear infections that come with inflammation.

Dry eye and eye examinations

Cyclomune contains cyclosporine, which damps down the inflammation behind chronic dry eye so the eye makes more of its own tears. Cyclogyl (cyclopentolate 1%) and Mydriacyl (tropicamide 1%) widen the pupil and relax focusing for a few hours, as used in eye tests; cyclopentolate also eases pain in some types of eye inflammation.

Sources

  1. Eye Conditions, Care & Healthy Vision – NEI - National Eye Institute — National Eye Institute (NEI)
  2. Glaucoma Medicines — National Eye Institute — National Eye Institute
Which eye care medicines and forms can I buy online in Hong Kong?

PockDose lists single-ingredient pressure-lowering eye drops: latanoprost 0.005%, travoprost 0.004%, bimatoprost 0.03%, timolol 0.5%, dorzolamide 2% and brinzolamide 1%. Combination drop bottles include dorzolamide 2% with timolol 0.5%, and brimonidine 0.2% with timolol 0.5%. Ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin are available as antibiotic eye drops. Tobramycin 0.3% with dexamethasone 0.1% comes as drops or an ointment tube. Acetazolamide 250mg is an oral tablet.

How are eye care medicines packaged and delivered to Hong Kong?

Orders arrive in plain, unbranded packaging. Tracked courier takes 5–9 business days; standard airmail takes 14–21 business days and is untracked. See delivery and ordering details.

Which eye drops lower eye pressure?

Latanoprost, travoprost and bimatoprost help fluid drain from the eye; timolol, dorzolamide and brinzolamide reduce how much fluid it makes. Cosopt and Combigan put two of these in one bottle, so fewer separate drops are needed each day.

What is the difference between Xalatan, Travatan and Lumigan?

All three are prostaglandin analogue drops used once each evening for glaucoma and raised eye pressure. They contain different ingredients: latanoprost in Xalatan, travoprost in Travatan and bimatoprost in Lumigan. Redness of the eye is more common with bimatoprost and travoprost than with latanoprost.

Do antibiotic eye drops work for every red eye?

No. Ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin drops only treat bacterial conjunctivitis, usually recognised by a thick yellow or green discharge. Most red eyes are viral or allergic and clear without antibiotics, so these drops would not help them.

Why are acetazolamide tablets in the eye care category?

Acetazolamide lowers eye pressure by reducing the fluid the eye produces, the same way dorzolamide drops do, but it works through the bloodstream. It is used for glaucoma when drops are not enough, and also to prevent altitude sickness.