Opthalmology Flashcards
1
Q
Drugs inc aqueous humor outflow?
A
- PGF2a analog:
Latanoprost + Travoprost
(dec resistance of flow through uveoscleral outflow) - Musc agonists:
Direct - Pilocarpine + Carbachol (inc trabecular outflow - inc pupillary m contraction)
Indirect - Physostigmine + Echothiophate
2
Q
Drugs
A
Musc agonists
3
Q
Drugs dec aqueous humor production?
A
» BAD «
- Beta2-blockers:
Timolol - Alpha-agonist:
Epi(1), Brimonidine(2) - diuretics - CAi:
Acetazolamide
4
Q
Drugs dec IOP?
A
- Mannitol
5
Q
Tx glaucoma
A
» BAD PC «
BAD : dec aq humor synthesis
P : inc aq humor outflow, uv
C : inc aq humor outflow, trabecular
6
Q
B/L optic neuritis a SE of which drug?
A
Ethambutol
- inhib polymerization of bacterial cell wall precursors