Effect of topically applied demecarium bromide and echothiophate iodide on intraocular pressure and pupil size in Beagles with normotensive eyes and Beagles with inherited glaucoma

Gum, G.G.; Gelatt, K.N.; Gelatt, J.K.; Jones, R.

Effect of topically applied demecarium bromide and echothiophate iodide on intraocular pressure and pupil size in Beagles with normotensive eyes and Beagles with inherited glaucoma

1993

Gum, G.G. | Gelatt, K.N. | Gelatt, J.K. | Jones, R.

Topically applied demecarium bromide (0.125 and 0.25%) and echothiophate iodide (0.125 and 0.25%) solutions were evaluated in Beagles with normotensive eyes and Beagles with inherited glaucoma. In single-dose studies, the effects of intraocular pressure (IOP) and pupil size (PS) were measured in eyes before drug treatment and in drug- and nondrug-treated eyes. Both concentrations of the 2 drugs induced long-term miosis and decrease in IOP in normotensive eyes of Beagles and of eyes of Beagles with inherited glaucoma. Demecarium bromide (0.125 and 0.5%) decreased IOP for 49 and 55 hours, respectively. Echothiophate iodide (0.125 and 0.5%) reduced IOP for 25 and 53 hours, respectively. The miosis associated with both concentrations of the 2 drugs generally paralleled the decreases in IOP.

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