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Article: Comparative evaluation of pilocarpine 2% and combined guanethidine 1% & adrenaline 0.5% in the treatment of chronic simple glaucoma.(Original Article)
- Article from:
- Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
- Article date:
- May 1, 1987
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Byline: A. Mehrotra, B. Jain, G. Anand
This paper reports on the results of a comparative study between pilocarpine 2%, Guanethidine 1 % &adrenaline 0.5% combination over a 6 months period with each formulation. The guanethidine/-adrenaline formulation was found to be the more effective hypotensive agent of two. This study confirms the potentiating effect of adding guanethidine to adrenaline &suggests that this combination would be a useful alternative treatment to pilocarpine 2% used alone
Introduction
Adrenaline &guanethidine, both alone and in combination have been known for many years to provide a useful ocular hypotensive effect and have ...