Effect of ATP-sensitive Potassium Channel Openers on Intraocular Pressure in Ocular Hypertensive Animal Models.
Roy Chowdhury Uttio, Millar J Cameron, Holman Bradley H, Anderson Kjersten J, Dosa Peter I, Roddy Gavin W et al.
ATP-sensitive potassium channel openers (CKLP1, diazoxide) effectively lowered intraocular pressure in ocular hypertensive mouse models by decreasing episcleral venous pressure, suggesting a new glaucoma treatment approach.