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. 2024 Oct 16;18:2917–2928. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S481945

Table 1.

IOP-Lowering Medication Washout Schedule

Medication Class  Minimum Washout Period
Miotics and topical CAI  5 days ± 1 day 
Alpha agonists  14 days ± 1 day 
Beta antagonists, Prostaglandin analogues, Rho Kinase Inhibitors, Nitric Oxide  28 days ± 1 day 
Combination drugs – Use longest washout period of the individual components  Up to 28 days ± 1 day 

Abbreviations: IOP, Intraocular Pressure; CAI, Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitor.