BACKGROUND With the increasing number of people participating in physical aerobic exercise, jogging in particular, we considered that it would be worth knowing if there are should be limits to the exercise with regard to the intraocular pressure (IOP) of the eyes. The purpose of this study is to check IOP in healthy and primary glaucoma patients after aerobic exercise. METHODS 145 individuals...

PURPOSE To provide patients and health care providers with calculated yearly costs of topical glaucoma medications. DESIGN Prospective, experimental, laboratory study. METHODS Using the average wholesale price and common dosing patterns, we calculated the theoretical yearly cost of glaucoma medications. RESULTS Calculated yearly cost ranged from $150.81 for generic timolol maleate 0.5% (F...

AIMS The aims of this study were to evaluate the accuracy, repeatability, and safety of multiple intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements by a commercially available rebound tonometer in conscious, conditioned mice, and to characterize the acute and profound effects of anesthesia on IOP in mice. METHODS To test the accuracy of the tonometer, IOPs of CD-1 mice under ketamine/xylazine anesthesia...

The blood pressure decrease after beta-blockade is delayed and there are little data on the hemodynamic events associated with the initial decrease in blood pressure. The present study measured the hemodynamics of the initial hypotensive action of timolol maleate, a nonselective betaadrenoreceptor blocking agent, in 10 patients with essential hypertension. Frequent measurements were made for th...