Written by experts in the field, this comprehensive resource offers valuable information on
the practical uses of drugs in primary eye care. Discussions of the pharmacology of ocular …

The globe of the eye consists essentially of three coats enclosing the transparent refractive
media. The outermost, protective tunic is made up of the sclera and cornea—the latter …

The beta-adrenoceptor antagonist Timolol Maleate (0.5%) was employed topically to
determine whether the resting (or" tonic") position of accommodation is a consequence of …

Beta adrenergic receptors from membrane fragments of pigmented sheep eyes were studied
and characterised by ligand binding techniques after the removal of melanin. In a …

A survey of the literature concerning the interaction of timolol and epinephrine in lowering
intraocular pressure, and a study comparing the efficacy of timolol and dipivefrin (a prodrug …

This chapter deals with the methodology associated with the determination of ocular
pharmacokinetics, an associated topic that will be combined with the primary topic will be …

The results of this single-blind randomised trial comparing adrenaline 1% with dipivalyl
epinephrine (Propine) 0.1% confirm that both have a significant effect in lowering the …

A preparation of timolol maleate for topical use was released in Britain in January 1979. By
December 1981, 50 000 patients with glaucoma were thought to be receiving treatment with …

Any attempt to understand the role of epinephrine in the treatment of the glaucomas requires
an understanding of the different pathophysiologies within this group of diseases and an …

1. Interaction between topical isoprenaline and timolol on intraocular pressure was studied
in conscious rabbits through changes of the dose-response curves. 2. Both drugs caused a …