Central Anticholinergic Syndrome Induced by Overdose Cyclopentolate Eye Drops

Cyclopentolate hydrochloride %1 is a commonly used drug as a topical mydriatic and cycloplegic agent in ophthalmology clinics. In this report, an eight years old patient was presented who diagnosed as central anticholinergic syndrome after accidental instillation of a total dose of 16 drops cyclopentolate hydrochloride %1. Patient was strickly monitered as for the symptoms of dysarthria, gait ataxia, visual hallucination, mouth sneezing, disorientation and facial redness. All findings were resolved spontaneously within 6 hours. Cyclopentolate eye drops can cause systemic side effects especially if not used at appropriate dose, thus these patients should be observed