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THE EFFECT OF A SINGLE DOSE OF PILOCARPINE ON THE FACILITY OF AQUEOUS OUTFLOW AS ESTIMATED BY USE OF A CONSTANT PRESSURE TECHNIQUE
Author(s) -
THORBURN WILLIAM
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.1974.tb00374.x
Subject(s) - pilocarpine , outflow , intraocular pressure , constant (computer programming) , aqueous humor , pupil size , aqueous solution , anesthesia , ophthalmology , medicine , pupil , chemistry , optics , physics , meteorology , psychiatry , computer science , epilepsy , programming language
The effect of pilocarpine on the facility of aqueous outflow in normal human eyes was investigated up to 4 hours after the instillation of a 4% solution. The intraocular pressure, the size of the pupil, and the change in refractive state were also recorded. The present results indicate that the maximum increase in the facility of outflow occurs a half to one hour after the instillation of the drug, which coincides with that of the change in refractive state.