All of the following agents are used in glaucoma treatment, except:

All of the following agents are used in glaucoma treatment, except:

    1. Apraclonidine
    1. Timolol
    1. Pilocarpine
    1. Metoprolol

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  • Drugs used in Glaucoma
  • Miotics- Pilocarpine, Physostigmine, Echothiopate
  • Beta blockers- Timolol, levobunolol, Carteolol, betaxolol
  • PGF2?analogs - Latanoprost, bimatoprost, travoprost
  • Alpha 2 agonist- Apraclonidine, brimonidine
  • Alpha 1 agonist- Dipivefrine, adrenaline
  • Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors- Dorzolamide, brinzolamide
  • Metoprolol, though a beta blocker is not used for glaucoma because of its local anaesthetic property. Drugs having local anaesthetic property will increase the risk of corneal ulcers.