Table 1

Values (mean (SD)) for the mean blood pressure, heart rate, and intraocular pressure (IOP) before and after application of the test drug

Mean blood pressure (mm Hg)Heart rate (beats/min)IOP (mm Hg)
Before After Before After Before After
Topical placebo93 (10)91 (10)87 (16)77 (17)13 (2012 (2)
Topical metipranolol92 (9)93 (11)83 (16)79 (16)14 (2)11 (3)
Systemic placebo94 (6)91 (9)82 (16)77 (14)14 (2)13 (2)
Systemic metipranolol93 (8)87 (9) 86 (18)62 (11) 13 (2)10 (2)
  • Significant differences between the mean values before and after application of the test drug; p<0.05; Student’st test.