Effect of pindolol on intraocular pressure.
Pindolol, a strong beta-adrenergic blocking agent, instilled into the conjunctival sac of normal and glaucomatous eyes, produced a significant drop in intraocular pressure. This was not, at first, accompanied by any variation in outflow facility; only after prolonged treatment did an increase in facility appear, which accounted only for one-third of the tension-lowering effect. The drug was well tolerated, and did not affect either pupil motility or corneal sensitivity. It seems suitable for a trial use in the treatment of glaucoma.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001082:Aqueous Humor / Q000187:drug effects; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010869:Pindolol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors; D014065:Tonometry, Ocular
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