title: Use of topical brimonidine to prevent intraocular pressure elevations following Nd: YAG-laser posterior capsulotomy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the effect of brimonidine on intraocular pressure (IOP) following capsulotomy among Indian subjects.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was a nonrandomized trial with open label.
  
  
  RESULTS
  80% of the subjects showed a decrease in IOP after instilling 0.2% brimonidine (1 hour pre capsulotomy). No such decrease was observed in control. After 1 and 4 h post capsulotomy a statistically significant decrease in IOP ranging between 1-10 mmHg was found in 73.3% of the treatment group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the present study 0.2% brimonidine has been proven effective to counteract the increase in IOP following Nd-YAG laser capsulotomy in Indian setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research, Surat, Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar, India.
authors.forename: Deepika
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.forename: Roopali
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: Sejal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: Manisha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shastri
authors.forename: Deepak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Saxena