Comprehensive Nursing Pharmacology Q 236
A miotic medication has been given to a patient with glaucoma. The nurse tells the client that the purpose of this medication is to?
A. It blocks the responses that are sent to the eye muscles.
B. It will relax the eye muscles and decrease blurring of vision.
C. It will constrict the eye to reduce intraocular pressure.
D. It will dilate the eye to reduce intraocular pressure.
Correct Answer: C. It will constrict the eye to reduce intraocular pressure.
Miotics cause pupillary constrictions and are used to treat glaucoma. These medications reduce eye pressure by increasing the drainage of intraocular fluid through the trabecular meshwork.
Options A, B, & D: These are related to mydriatic medications.