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. 2024 Sep 3;4(4):220–225. doi: 10.1016/j.aopr.2024.09.001

Table 2.

Most common treatment-related adverse events of different myotic drugs (TRAE).


Drug
Duration of action TRAE
Conjunctival hyperaemia Eye irritation Eye pain Vision impairment Headache Severity of TRAE
Pilocarpine HCl 1.25% (VUITY) Once daily - 6 ​h 5.1% 4.3% 4.5% 14.9%
Twice daily - 9 ​h 6.1% 2.6% 6.1% 8.8% 82% mild. None severe
Pilocarpine 0.4 (CSF-1) 6-8 1.6% 5.8% 3.6% 6.8% 96.1% mild. None severe
Phentolamine ​+ ​Pilocarpine 6 4.55% 6.82% 2.27% 2.27% 0% None severe
Carbochol ​+ ​Brimonidine (Brimochol) 6–8 14.04% 8.99% 0.56% severe (nephrolithiasis)
Aceclinide ​+ ​Brimonidine (LNZ100) 10 9.0% 20.1% 13.2% 11.5% Mild