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The safety of topical ß‐blockers in glaucoma treatment
Author(s) -
Goldberg Ivan
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb122137.x
Subject(s) - glaucoma , medicine , adverse effect , intensive care medicine , pharmacology , ophthalmology
While adverse effects are uncommon in patients who are otherwise fit and well, doctors should be aware of the implications of the systemic effects of these drugs, particularly the non‐selective types, and particularly in the elderly.