ANSWER to Tuesday Trivia. PILOCARPINE. Pilocarpine has been used in the treatment of chronic open-angle glaucoma and acute angle-closure glaucoma for over 100 years.It causes certain muscles to contract -resulting in pupil contraction (miosis). When the ciliary muscle contracts, it opens the trabecular meshwork through increased tension on the scleral spur. This action facilitates the rate that aqueous humor leaves the eye to decrease intraocular pressure. Pilocarpine is also used to reduce the possibility of glare at night from lights when the patient has undergone implantation of phakic intraocular lenses; the use of pilocarpine would reduce the size of the pupils, relieving these symptoms.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 12:00:00 +0000
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