Beta blocker glaucoma eye drops help reduce eye pressure by decreasing the production of aqueous fluid in the eyes. They’re commonly prescribed alongside prostaglandin drops, when necessary. Brand names (and generic names) of beta blocker drops include Timoptic (timolol) and Betoptic (betaxolol)....
The British National Formulary was used to populate a list for ocular hypotensive drugs by both generic and brand names.14 Data collection was performed over two consecutive days. All patients who were registered at the GP practice and were previously prescribed any ocular hypotensive eye drops or...
The phosphate concentration in glaucoma eye drops exceeded the tear film physiological level (1.45mM). No difference was observed between brand names and generic eye drops. Lower phosphate concentration was observed in preservative-free single dose eye drops....
The eye then is closed gently for one to two minutes without blinking. Which drugs or supplements interact with dorzolamide? Dorzolamide should not be administered with oral carbonic anhydrase inhibitors because the combination may lead to increased adverse effects. When used with other eye drops ...
Furthermore, in a rat glaucoma animal model, travoprost but not dorzolamide eye drops decreased HMGB1 expression in the retina, despite a successful decrease in IOP with both eyedrops [41]. This indicates that HMGB1 might play a critical role in inflammatory responses in glaucoma disease, which...
The termsopen angleandangle closuredescribe the basic structural issue within the eye that is disrupting aqueous flow. The names of the subtypes describe the underlying causes of those structural issues. Most of the subtypes can be either open angleorangle closure. ...
Damage to the optic nerve causes vision loss, which may progress to blindness. Most people with glaucoma have increased fluid pressure in the eye, a condition known as increased intraocular pressure.Alternative Names:Open angle glaucoma; Chronic glaucoma; Closed angle glaucoma; Congenital glaucoma...
Pilocarpine eye drops are still sold as a prescription drug worldwide for the treatment of glaucoma and as an agent to cause constriction of the pupil of the eye (useful in some eye surgeries and procedures). This substance has the ability to lower pressure within the eye of a pe...
Dry Eyes is a condition in which there are not enough tears to lubricate and nourish the eyes. Other names for dry eye include aqueous tear deficiency, dry eye syndrome, dysfunctional tear syndrome, evaporative tear deficiency, keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) and lacrimal keratoconjunctivitis. ...
It is a great pleasure to record the names of the research workers and the technicians who have collaborated over the past decades in the study of the normal and the diseased outflow system. These include Professor Ian Grierson, Dr Paul G. McMenamin, Dr George E . Marshall, D r Anastas...