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All of the following agents are used in glaucoma treatment, except:

A
Apraclonidine
B
Timolol
C
Pilocarpine
D
Metoprolol
High-Yield Explanation
- Drugs used in Glaucoma Miotics- Pilocarpine, Physostigmine, Echothiophate Beta-blockers - Timolol, levobunolol, Carteolol, betaxolol PGF2α analogs - Latanoprost, bimatoprost, travoprost Alpha 2 agonist- Apraclonidine, brimonidine Alpha 1 agonist- Dipivefrine, adrenaline Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors- Dorzolamide, brinzolamide - Metoprolol, though a beta blocker is not used for glaucoma because of its local anaesthetic property. Drugs having local anaesthetic property will increase the risk of corneal ulcers.

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