Miotics, Mydiatrics, Drugs Used in Glaucoma
Acetylcholine belongs to a class of medications known as direct-acting miotics which act directly on specific eye muscles to cause miosis. The miotic effect
Miotics are used as an add on therapy and are now third-choice drugs. Carbachol has utility with intraocular use as a miotic in surgery. Sequential use of atropine (mydriatic) and pilocarpine (miotic) is used to break iris-lens adhesions. Pilocarpine is used off label to counter the effects of cycloplegics.
Drug Classification: Miotics. Action: Miotics (drugs that cause the pupil to contract) improve the outflow of aqueous as part of the treatment of glaucoma and reduce the risk of a posteriorly luxated lens entering the anterior chamber.
Systemic use of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors also produces weak diuresis. Topical miotics. Miotics, e.g. pilocarpine increase the outflow of aqueous humor.
Miotics drugs acting on eye
Cite this article. MIOTIC DRUGS: A REVIEW OF COMPLICATIONS. Inpharma Wkly. 37, 17 (2024).
The meaning of MIOTIC is an agent that causes miosis.
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