Match each category of antiglaucoma medication with the correct mode of action and example drug to lower intraocular pressure (IOP).

a.  Carbonic anyhydrase inhibitors
b.  Beta-adrenergic blockers
c.  Mitotics
d.  Prostaglandin analogs
e.  Alpha agonists

1. Decrease rate of aqueous humor production – timolol (Timoptic).
2. Decrease production of aqueous humor and increase outflow, brimonidine (Alphagan-P).
3. Decrease aqueous humor formation and diuretic effect, dorzolomide (Trusopt).
4. Increase aqueous humor outflow, latanoprost (Xalatan).
5. Increase aqueous humor outflow, pilocarpine.


1. b.  Beta-adrenergic blockers
2. e.  Alpha agonists
3. a.  Carbonic anyhydrase inhibitors
4. d.  Prostaglandin analogs
5. c.  Mitotics

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