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Brand names: ALPHAGAN P, Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol Maleate
12.1 Mechanism of Action ALPHAGAN P is a relatively selective alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonist with a peak ocular hypotensive effect occurring at two hours post-dosing. Fluorophotometric studies in animals and humans suggest that brimonidine tartrate has a dual mechanism of action by reducing aqueous humor production and increasing uveoscleral outflow.
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This post is a little lengthy but thank you to all those who took the time to read and give their opinion. Just a little history before I start: Height: 166cm Weight: 62kg Race: Black Primary Complain: Ocular Hypertension, side effects from drops Medical Issues: Sudden intense knee pain (no diagn
48F Weight - 62 Kg Height - 5 feet Eye drops she use : travoprost,dorzalamide,brimonidine tartrate Tablet : acetazolamide Data from visual field test: GHT - outside normal limits VFI 23% MD -27.01 dB P<0.5% PSD 8.85 dB P<0.5% my mother has glaucoma in left eye with IOP 40 mm of Hg and doc
Hello! Age: 28 Sex: F Height: 5’5 Weight: 135lbs I’m currently taking prednisolone eye drops to control a uveitis flare but was prescribed Dorzolamide to also get my eye pressure under control (steroid responder). At my follow up, my eye pressure is lower than originally but still not low enough so
Maybe twice a year my eyes randomly start hurting. It comes from the upper part of both eyeballs, and feels kinda like a pressure. Along with the pressure I lose vision in the center of my vision field. I can still see general colors but detail is lost. Looks like what happens when you put something
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