Review of Optometry - Have beta-blockers breathed their last? Beta-blockers are a mainstay of therapy. But we monitor pulmonary function for safety.(Glaucoma Grand Rounds)
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 A 61-year-old black female glaucoma patient, previously managed with beta-blockers, requires medical intervention for airway obstructive disease.
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The patient initially presented to me in 1997 at age 54 with a diagnosis of open-angle glaucoma O.U., for which she was medicated with Betoptic S (betaxolol, Alcon) 1 drop qhs O.U. She had been on this regimen for about five years prior.
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