SIR,-I refer to the articles'2 in which the observation of uveitis in patients being treated for
glaucoma with metipranalol was noted. I wish to report similar findings of uveitis in eight …

Metipranolol hydrochloride is a topical β blocker used in the treatment of glaucoma. It has
been in widespread use throughout Europe since the late 1980s and has recently been …

In the December 1993 issue of theArchives, a case report about possible uveitis secondary
to metipranolol (OptiPranolol) therapy was published. 1 I would like to comment on a …

Method Eight patients, three female and five male, aged 38 to 70 years were investigated.
The group included five with bilateral open-angle glaucoma, one with borderline bilateral …

This paper presents for the first time documented evidence, clinical details, and
photographic illustrations of metipranolol-associated granulomatous anterior uveitis in 26 …

Metipranolol is a noncardioselective [beta]-adrenoceptor antagonist used for more than a
decade in Germany as a topical treatment of elevated intraocular pressure. In 1990+/-50 …

Tonometry in 9 eyes (7 patients) provides some evidence that timolol eye drops are useful in
improving control of pressure in eyes operated for closed-angle glaucoma. In cases 1 and 2 …

1985 Novs: 423-4. Suhrprsaentuepce, gvnteptn whnadu isuebyolafwptet, tially additive
effects of each drug on the eye. requiring infrequent, low volume production. What is …

The drug of choice for pupillary dilatation for ophthalmoscopy is tropicamide (Mydriacyl) 0 5,
o, on account of its rapid onset, producing a mydriasis of short duration with minimal effect …

blockers, metipranolol appears to be highly useful and may have some advantages in the
treatment of glaucoma. Metipranolol has also been shown to have good stability and …