title: Basic pharmacology of some glaucoma drugs with emphasis on new information and new developments.
abstract: This paper will discuss the pharmacology and mechanism of action of various drugs used to treat glaucoma, such as epinephrine, pilocarpine, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors and a new class of drugs to be used in ophthalmology, the beta adrenergic blockers, with particular reference to timolol.
mesh_terms: D000086:Acetazolamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D001711:Biotransformation; D002217:Carbachol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002257:Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008704:Methazolamide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011412:Propanolamines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013830:Thiadiazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013999:Timolol / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D002257:Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors; D011412:Propanolamines; D013830:Thiadiazoles; D013999:Timolol; C015173:dipivefrin; D002217:Carbachol; D000086:Acetazolamide; D008704:Methazolamide; C016348:N-demethylcarbachol; D004837:Epinephrine