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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