All of the following agents are used in glaucoma treatment, except:
Correct Answer: Metoprolol
Description: - Drugs used in Glaucoma
Miotics- Pilocarpine, Physostigmine, Echothiophate
Beta-blockers - Timolol, levobunolol, Carteolol, betaxolol
PGF2α analogs - Latanoprost, bimatoprost, travoprost
Alpha 2 agonist- Apraclonidine, brimonidine
Alpha 1 agonist- Dipivefrine, adrenaline
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors- Dorzolamide, brinzolamide
- Metoprolol, though a beta blocker is not used for glaucoma because of its local anaesthetic property. Drugs having local anaesthetic property will increase the risk of corneal ulcers.
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