The drugs of first choice in the treatment of intraocular hypertension and chronic open-angle glaucoma are the:
A) cholinesterase inhibitors
B) beta-adrenergic blockers
C) carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
D) osmotic diuretics
B) beta-adrenergic blockers
Beta-adrenergic blockers are considered the drugs of first choice in the treatment of patients with intraocular hypertension and chronic open-angle glaucoma. They are relatively safe, highly efficacious, act longer than cholinergic agonists, and have no effects on pupil size or accommodation.
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