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Management of Glaucoma Involves Medications (Oral or Topical Eye Drops)

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Management of glaucoma involves medications (oral or topical eye drops) to decrease intraocular pressure (IOP) .Which of the following medications would be prescribed to the older person to control and reduce the IOP in acute angle-closure glaucoma?


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Afferent

Describes nerves or pathways that carry sensory signals from the peripheral organs toward the central nervous system.

Impulses

Electrical or chemical signals transmitted through nerves in the body.

Center

The point that is equally distant from every point on the circumference of a circle or sphere, or the middle point of a given entity or space.

Arteritis

Inflammation of the arteries that can cause them to thicken, weaken, narrow, and scar, affecting blood flow.

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