The use of generic medicines has grown considerably in recent years providing
considerable cost savings. In England, generic items represented 11.7% of prescriptions for …

Chronic simple glaucoma is a common disease in old age and lowering intraocular pressure
is the treatment strategy. Although this can be achieved surgically, medical treatment with …

Aim: To study the prevalence of non-compliance of patients with glaucoma using long-term
topical antiglaucoma medications in a local population in Hong Kong. Patients and methods …

Many elderly people tend not to complain in the face of often serious disease but stoically
accept'every tatter in their mortal dress'l as the inevitable price of aging. We, their carers …

BACKGROUND Several ocular side effects including uveitis, have been reported following
topical β blocker treatment for glaucoma and ocular hypertension. The incidence of these …

Objective:-To evaluate prescription patterns for patients seeking consultation for various
types and subtypes of primary glaucoma. Methods:-It was an observational study of one year …

Purpose To investigate the association between the use of topical β-blockers and
subsequent asthma attacks in glaucoma patients with asthma. Methods This was a …

PURPOSE: To provide patients and health care providers with calculated yearly costs of
topical glaucoma medications. DESIGN: Prospective, experimental, laboratory study …

Early clinical studies revealed that timolol and other topical β blockers were effective in
reducing intra‐ocular pressure, without the side effects associated with other antiglaucoma …

Purpose: β-adrenergic receptor antagonists (β-blockers) used in the treatment of glaucoma
are an often-overlooked source of systemic adverse events. Ophthalmic timolol has been …