Miotics in closed-angle glaucoma.
The use of intravenous Diamox with variable doses of Pilocarpine was investigated in the treatment of primary closed-angle glaucoma. It was concluded that one drop of Pilocarpine 3 to 4 hrs after intravenous Diamox is the only parasympathomimetic drug necessary to terminated an acute attack.
D000086:Acetazolamide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000208:Acute Disease; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D008916:Miotics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010862:Pilocarpine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use
D008916:Miotics; D010862:Pilocarpine; D000086:Acetazolamide