Medical Antiglaucomatous Therapy


Class

Active principle

Brand name

Mechanism of action

Beta blockers

Betaxolol

Carteolol

Levobunolol

Timolol

Betoptic

Carteol

Vistagan

Timoptol, Timogel

Decrease of aqueous production

Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor

Brinzolamide

Dozolamide

Acetazolamide

Azopt

Trusopt

Diamox

Decrease of aqueous production

Prostaglandin analogues

Bimatoprost

Latanoprost

Travoprost

Tafluprost

Lumigan

Xalatan

Travatan

Saflutan

Increase of uveoscleral and trabecular outflow

Alpha2 agonist

Brimonidine

Apraclonidine

Clonidine

Alphagan

Iopidine

Isoglaucon

Decrease of aqueous production and Increase of uveoscleral outflow

Miotics

Dapiprazolo

Pilocarpine

Glamidolo

Pilocarpina

Increase of outflow

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Dec 19, 2017 | Posted by in OPHTHALMOLOGY | Comments Off on Medical Antiglaucomatous Therapy

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