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  • Title: The effects of thymoxamine, phenylephrine and cyclopentolate on the accommodative process in man.
    Author: Zetterström C.
    Journal: Acta Ophthalmol (Copenh); 1987 Dec; 65(6):699-704. PubMed ID: 2963479.
    Abstract:
    Accommodation of the eye was measured in a cross-over study in 11 healthy volunteers (20-35 years). In 5 subjects the near point was determined before and after topical instillation of 5 microliter of 0.1% and 0.5%, and 5 x 5 microliter 0.5% thymoxamine, 5 microliter of 2% and 10%, and 5 x 5 microliter 10% phenylephrine and 5 microliter of 0.04%, 0.2%, and 1% cyclopentolate. All concentrations of thymoxamine increased the accommodative amplitude by about 1.5 dioptres. Accommodation decreased by about 0.5 dioptre after instillation of 5 x 5 microliter 10% phenylephrine. The cycloplegic effects of 0.2% and 1% cyclopentolate were similar. Accommodation was also determined after application of 5 microliter 1% cyclopentolate followed by either 5 x 5 microliter 0.5% thymoxamine or 10% phenylephrine. Addition of thymoxamine did not alter the cycloplegic response of cyclopentolate alone. Addition of phenylephrine caused a more prolonged but similar maximum response compared to that of cyclopentolate alone. In the 6 other test subjects, the accommodation was compared before and after topical instillation of 5 microliter of 0.2% and 1% and 40 microliter (one standard eye-drop) of 1% cyclopentolate and followed during 6 h. There was no difference between the maximum value of 5 microliter and 40 microliter 1% cyclopentolate. We conclude from these data that alpha-stimulation by phenylephrine decreases and alpha-inhibition by thymoxamine increases the accommodative amplitude in man.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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