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Published	09/12/2024	A 47-year-old female complains to a physician at the emergency room of decreased vision in her right eye. She is seeing halos around lights. The pain …
Published	09/12/2024	A 47-year-old patient with open-angle glaucoma is managed using various pharmacologic agents. The patient is treated with a topical drug that decrease…
Published	09/12/2024	A 47-year-old patient with open-angle glaucoma is managed using various pharmacologic agents. The patient is treated with a topical medication that de…
Published	09/12/2024	A 47-year-old patient with open-angle glaucoma is managed using various pharmacologic agents. The patient is treated with a medication that increases …
Published	09/12/2024	A 47-year-old patient with open-angle glaucoma is managed using various pharmacologic agents. After applying the drug topically, the patient complains…
Published	09/12/2024	A 47-year-old patient with open-angle glaucoma is managed using various pharmacologic agents. The patient is given a topical medication that inhibits …
Published	09/12/2024	Which of the following will decrease aqueous humor outflow through the Canal of Schlemm?A) AtropineB) PilocarpineC) EchothiophateD) ApraclonidineE) La…
Published	09/16/2024	M-agonists like {{c1::pilocarpine}} and {{c1::carbachol}} stimulate muscarinic receptors to increase {{c1::aqueous humor outflow}} and reduce intraocu…
Published	09/15/2024	Non-selective adrenergic agonists include {{c1::epinephrine}} and {{c1::dipivefrin}}. They decrease aqueous humor {{c1::production?(maybe)}}&nbsp…
Published	09/15/2024	Alpha-2 agonists like {{c1::apraclonidine}} and {{c1::brimonidine}} decrease aqueous humor {{c1::production}}, lowering intraocular pressure…
Published	09/15/2024	Non-selective beta-blockers include {{c1::timolol}}, {{c1::betaxolol}}, {{c1::carteolol}}, and {{c1::levobunolol}}. They reduce intraocular pressure b…
Published	09/15/2024	Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors like {{c1::dorzolamide}}, {{c1::brinzolamide}}, {{c1::acetazolamide}} (PO), and {{c1::methazolamide}} (PO) reduce intrao…
Published	09/15/2024	Prostaglandin analogs like {{c1::latanoprost}}, {{c1::travoprost}}, and {{c1::unoprostone}} increase {{c1::uveoscleral outflow}} to reduce intraocular…
Published	09/15/2024	{{c1::Netarsudil}} is a rho kinase inhibitor that increases {{c1::trabecular outflow}} by relaxing the trabecular meshwork, reducing intraocular press…
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