Conjunctival hyperemia and the use of topical prostaglandins in glaucoma and ocular hypertension

RM Feldman - Journal of ocular pharmacology and therapeutics, 2003 - liebertpub.com
The prostaglandin derivatives are thought to lower intraocular pressure (IOP) primarily by
increasing uveoscleral outflow. The ocular side effect, hyperemia, appears to occur via a …

The evolving pharmacotherapeutic profile of brimonidine, an 2-adrenergic agonist, after four years of continuous use

LB Cantor - Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
Since its introduction in 1996, use of brimonidine tartrate 0.2% ophthalmic solution
(Alphagan®, Allergan), a highly selective 2-adrenergic agonist, has become increasingly …

Multiple drug delivery from the drug-implants-laden silicone contact lens: Addressing the issue of burst drug release

AR Desai, FA Maulvi, DM Desai, MR Shukla… - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
A fixed combination of bimatoprost/timolol eye drop solution is used to manage the elevated
intra-ocular pressure in glaucoma patients, including individuals whose condition is poorly …

Comparison of once-or twice-daily bimatoprost with twice-daily timolol in patients with elevated IOP: a 3-month clinical trial

JD Brandt, AM VanDenburgh, K Chen, SM Whitcup - Ophthalmology, 2001 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To compare the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of bimatoprost 0.03% instilled
once daily or twice daily with timolol 0.5% twice daily. DESIGN: Multicenter, 3-month …

[PDF][PDF] Merkel cells activate sensory neural pathways through adrenergic synapses

BU Hoffman, Y Baba, TN Griffith, EV Mosharov… - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
Epithelial-neuronal signaling is essential for sensory encoding in touch, itch, and
nociception; however, little is known about the release mechanisms and neurotransmitter …

Adverse events in young and preterm infants receiving topical timolol for infantile hemangioma

P Frommelt, A Juern, D Siegel, K Holland… - Pediatric …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background The success of oral propranolol for treatment of infantile hemangiomas (IHs)
has led practitioners to use topical β‐blockers. In preterm infants, clinicians frequently turn to …

Effects of systemic β-blocker therapy on the efficacy and safety of topical brimonidine and timolol

JS Schuman - Ophthalmology, 2000 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To determine the impact of coadminstration of systemic β-blockers on the ocular
hypotensive efficacy and safety of topical timolol, a nonselective β-blocker, and that of …

Management of open‐angle glaucoma by primary eye‐care practitioners: toward a personalised medicine approach

J Phu, A Agar, H Wang, K Masselos… - Clinical and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. As a chronic disease,
glaucoma presents a significant burden to the individual, health‐care provider and the …

Comparison of 24-hour intraocular pressure reduction with two dosing regimens of latanoprost and timolol maleate in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma

AGP Konstas, AC Maltezos, S Gandi… - American journal of …, 1999 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To compare the 24-hour diurnal ocular hypotensive efficacy of two dosing
regimens of latanoprost, once daily (8 am or 10 pm), vs timolol maleate, twice daily …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound-promoted dispersive micro solid-phase extraction of trace anti-hypertensive drugs from biological matrices using a sonochemically synthesized …

M Hemmati, M Rajabi, A Asghari - Ultrasonics sonochemistry, 2017 - Elsevier
In this work, a rapid and efficient procedure named ultrasound meliorated dispersive micro
solid-phase extraction followed by high performance liquid chromatography-ultra violet …