Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases in which there is increased intraocular pressure which result in damage to the optic nerve and loss of vision.
Types of glaucoma include open-angle glaucoma, closed-angle glaucoma and normal-tension glaucoma.
1. β -adrenergic blockers:
Timolol
Betaxolol
Levobunolol
Cartiolol
Metipranolol
2. α-adrenergic agonists:
Adrenaline
Dipivefrine
Apraclonidine
Brimonidine
3. Prostaglandin analogues:
Latanoprost
Isopropyl unoprostone
Travoprost
Bimatoprost
4. Miotics:
Pilocarpine
Physostigmine
Echothiophate
5. Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors:
Acetazolamide
Dorzolamide
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6. Osmotic diuretics:
Mannitol
Glycerol (Glycerine)