[Treatment of narrow-angle glaucoma with timolol (author's transl)]

Abstract

The authors report on seven patients with narrow-angle glaucoma treated for up to six months with Timolol eye drops. Prior to treatment with Timolol the patient's eyes had remained unregulated despite miotics therapy, or it had been impossible to continue with miotics due to subjective intolerance. Timolol eye drops achieved a significant lowering of pressure in all seven patients and satisfactory pressure stabilization was achieved either with Timolol eye drops alone or in combination with pilocarpine or Carbachol eye drops. In one patient who had unregulated glaucoma and who was on Carbachol/acetazolamide therapy, satisfactory stabilization was achieved by additional application of Timolol.