Ocular Hypotensive Effects of beta-Adrenergic Blocking Agent: Timolol maleate.

Yu, Young Suk; Youn, Dong Ho

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1980;21(4):669-674.
Published online April 1, 1980.

Ocular Hypotensive Effects of beta-Adrenergic Blocking Agent: Timolol maleate.

Young Suk Yu, Dong Ho Youn

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

β - Adrenergic blocking agent ( Timolol maleate ) 의 안압하강작용

윤동호(Dong Ho Yoon),유영석(Young Suk Yoo)

Abstract

The Korean 30 glaucoma patients, 38 eyes were examined. The intraocular pressure was measured by Goldmann applanation tonometer. It was estimated that the intraocular pressure drop rate by instillation of 0.5% timolol eye drops was average 27.7% compared to the intraocular pressure of pre-treatment. There were no significant correlation between intraocular pressure drop rate by instillation of 0.5% timolol eye drops and the height of intraocular pressure of pre-treatment. It was considered that there will be needed some other glaucoma medication added to 0.5% timolol eye drops when pre-treatment intraocular pressure is over the 40mmHg. No any significant side-effects of drug was observed.