Miotics in glaucoma: muscle actions

THE CONTEXT

This short passage describes the initial muscle actions underlying the use of miotics in glaucoma.

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Miotics increase the tone of the ciliary muscle, which is attached to the scleral spur, and of the sphincter pupillae.

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These actions pull on the trabeculae and improve their alignment.

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