The autonomic nervous system is divided into the parasympathetic and sympathetic
systems, with three types of adrenergic receptors: alpha (smooth muscle contraction), beta 1 …

Results FIRST TRIAL (Figs 2 to 4) On an average, the mydriasis started after IO to 15
minutes, reached its maximum in I5 to 30 minutes, and lasted for 6 to 7 days. None of these …

Fourteen patients with open-angle glaucoma applied one drop 0.1% dipivalyl epinephrine
topically twice daily for three years. Four of the 14 patients developed severe …

As the intravenous administration of a 10 per cent solution of sodium nitrite was successful
in bringing about a rapid return of vision in cases of tobacco amblyopia, 1 it seemed logical …

When the use of an eye medicament results in an untoward local reaction, the physician is
apt to consider the reaction as allergic and alter treatment on this as-sumption. The fact that …

With selected patients glaucoma filtration surgery is highly successful. However, there is
growing evidence that chronic topical medical therapy has a deleterious effect on surgical …

Abstract A TRIAL OF DIAZEPAM AS AN ADJUNCT TO OTHER MEDICAL THERAPY IN 24
CASES OF PROVED GLAUCOMA, AND CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE AS AN ADJUNCT TO …

Objectives: To determine the effect of oxymetazoline nasal spray on intraocular pressure
and retrobulbar hemodynamics in patients with open-angle glaucoma and to compare the …

Abstract “Buscopan”(hyoscine-n-butylbromide, HBB) is a smooth muscle relaxant regularly
used in radiological and endoscopic procedures. One unwanted effect is temporary …

Intravenous lignocaine (1.5 mg kg-1) was evaluated in patients undergoing intraocular
surgery as a means of preventing the rise in intraocular pressure which accompanies …