Dosing The doses of these medicines will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label . The following information includes only the average doses of these medicines. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so. The number of doses you use each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you use the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are using atropine, homatropine, or scopolamine.
Children Use a thin strip of the ointment in the eye one to three times a day.
Children Use a thin strip of the ointment in the eye three times a day for one to three days before the examination. Children Use one drop in the eye one to three times a day. Children Use one drop in the eye two times a day for one to three days before the examination. May be repeated every five to ten minutes for two or three doses. Children Use 1 or 2 drops in the eye every ten minutes for two or three doses.