Medication classes historically used in the management of glaucoma include beta blockers,
miotics, sympathomimetics and carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. Because topically applied …

Seventy-one unselected patients with newly diagnosed open angle glaucoma were
included in a prospective multicenter study of medical treatment, intraocular pressure …

Ophthalmic use of topical β blockers to reduce the intraocular pressure in glaucoma patients
remains common practice, despite concerns about cardiovascular and respiratory side …

A randomized, single-masked trial was conducted to evaluate and compare the number of
days of therapy and the cost per day of therapy of once-daily eyedrops Timoptic-XE (timolol …

PURPOSE: To estimate the frequency of documentation of glaucoma medications by
primary care physicians. DESIGN: Cross-sectional, observational study. METHODS: The …

AIM To determine the long term efficacy of monotherapy with topically applied β blocking
agents and to determine whether selective β blockers were able to preserve the visual field …

Purpose Beta-blockers have been used since the late 1970's as 'first-choice'in the treatment
for glaucoma. Since the introduction of new molecules in clinical routine, the current role of …

Glaucoma accounts for over 3 million office treatment visits annually. While effective, all
antiglaucoma drugs, both topical and systemic, have potential and sometimes fatal side …

Population-based studies have been instrumental in assessing the relationship between a
disease process and various epidemiological and disease-related factors. In this month's …

Purpose To compare the effect of timolol with or without preservatives on the conjunctival
epithelium of glaucoma patients. Methods A retrospective study using impression cytology …