Beta Blockers USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 63-year-old man with hypertension controlled on metoprolol presents with progressive eye pain and blurred vision over 2 days. Vital signs show BP 168/94 mmHg, HR 58 bpm, RR 16, temp 37°C. Intraocular pressure is 32 mmHg (normal <21). Gonioscopy shows open angles. The ophthalmologist prescribes a muscarinic agonist that increases trabecular meshwork outflow by contracting the ciliary muscle. No corneal edema is noted. Which drug was most likely prescribed?
Answer choices
- AAtropine
- BTimolol
- CPilocarpineCorrect answer
- DPhenylephrine
- ETropicamide
- FLatanoprost
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