Cyclopentolate

Cyclopentolate is a parasympatholytic anticholinergic used solely to obtain mydriasis or cycloplegia. It is commonly used during pediatric eye examinations to dilate the eye (mydriatic), prevent accommodation of the eye to different distances (cycloplegic), and block specific receptors called muscarinic receptors (muscarinic antagonist). Cyclopentolate is also administered as an atropine substitute to reverse muscarinic and central nervous system effects of indirect cholinomimetic (anti-AChase) administration.