Eye medications
What published FAA guidance says about 24 medications Crosscheck files under eye medications: each one's answer and, where there is one, its wait. Open a medication for the FAA's own words, the source and its date.
Acetazolamide and other oral glaucoma medication
Special issuance requiredAlso called Diamox- Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 24 hours after the first doseAlso called Tryptyr
- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called brimonidine, Alphagan P, apraclonidine, Iopidine
- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called timolol, Timoptic, Istalol, betaxolol
- Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 24 hours after the first doseAlso called BromSite, Prolensa
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors for glaucoma
Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called dorzolamide, Trusopt, brinzolamide, Azopt- Differs by how it is takenAlso called Cambia, Lofena, Zipsor, Zorvolex
Dilating drops from an eye exam
Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 24 hours after cyclopentolateAlso called cyclopentolate, Cyclogyl, tropicamide, MydriacylDry eye drops, eye antibiotics and eye NSAIDs
Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 24 hours after the first dose of cyclosporine, ketorolac, tobramycin or gatifloxacin eye dropsAlso called cyclosporine, Restasis, Cequa, artificial tears- Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 48 hours after the first doseAlso called Elestat
- Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 24 hours after the first doseAlso called Ocufen
- Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 24 hours after the first doseAlso called Zymaxid, Tequin
- Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 24 hours after the first doseAlso called Xiidra
- Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 48 hours after the first doseAlso called Xdemvy
Naphazoline + pheniramine (ophthalmic)
Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 48 hours after the first doseAlso called Naphcon-A, Opcon-A, Visine- Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 24 hours after the first doseAlso called Nevanac
Oxervate and steroid eye implants
Do not issueAlso called cenegermin, Oxervate, Iluvien, Retisert- Differs by how it is takenAlso called Upneeq, Visine, Afrin, Dristan Spray
Perfluorohexyloctane (ophthalmic)
Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 24 hours after the first doseAlso called Miebo, EvoTears, NovaTears- Differs by how it is takenAlso called Vuity, Isopto Carpine, Salagen
- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called latanoprost, Xalatan, bimatoprost, Lumigan
Rhopressa and combination glaucoma drops
Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called netarsudil, Rhopressa, Rocklatan, Combigan- Acceptable in the FAA document citedAlso called Ayr, Muro, Nebusal
- Acceptable with conditions · Wait: 24 hours after the first doseAlso called Tobrex
Other groups of medications
Every medication Crosscheck has an FAA answer for, by group or from A to Z, with the answer and the wait on each line. New from the FAA in October 2026: the FAA's MedGuide, explained.
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