Timolol Maleate, Ophthalmic

What is timolol ophthalmic?

• asthma or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD);
• certain serious heart conditions, especially "AV block"; or
• severe or uncontrolled congestive heart failure.

• breathing problems such as bronchitis or emphysema;
• a history of heart disease or congestive heart failure;
• diabetes;
• history of stroke, blood clot, or circulation problems;
• a thyroid disorder;
• a muscle disorder such as myasthenia gravis;
• kidney disease; or
• liver disease.

• Tilt your head back slightly and pull down your lower eyelid. Hold the dropper above the eye with the dropper tip down. Look up and away from the dropper as you squeeze out a drop, then close your eye.
• Gently press your finger to the inside corner of the eye (near your nose) for about 1 minute to keep the liquid from draining into your tear duct. If you use more than one drop in the same eye, wait about 5 minutes before putting in the next drop.
• Do not allow the dropper tip to touch any surface, including the eyes or hands. If the dropper becomes contaminated it could cause an infection in your eye, which can lead to vision loss or serious damage to the eye.

• swelling or redness of your eyelids;
• eye redness, discomfort, or sensitivity to light;
• drainage, crusting, or oozing of your eyes or eyelids;
• depressed mood, confusion, hallucinations, unusual thoughts or behavior;
• wheezing, gasping, or other breathing problems;
• swelling, rapid weight gain;
• chest pain, slow or uneven heart rate; or
• feeling short of breath, even with mild exertion.

• blurred vision, double vision, drooping eyelid;
• burning or stinging in your eye;
• headache, weakness, drowsiness;
• numbness, tingling, or cold feeling in your hands or feet;
• ringing in your ears;
• dry mouth;
• nausea, diarrhea, loss of appetite, upset stomach;
• skin rash or worsening psoriasis;
• sleep problems (insomnia); or
• cough, stuffy nose.

• clonidine (Catapres);
• quinidine (Cardioquin, Quinadex, Quinaglute);
• reserpine;
• digitalis (digoxin, Lanoxin, Lanoxicaps);
• acetazolamide (Diamox), dichlorphenamide (Daranide), or methazolamide (Neptazane);
• oral timolol (Blocadren);
• any other beta-blocker such as atenolol (Tenormin), bisoprolol (Zebeta), labetalol (Normodyne, Trandate), metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol), nadolol (Corgard), penbutolol (Levatol), pindolol (Visken), propranolol (Inderal, InnoPran), sotalol (Betapace), and others;
• a calcium channel blocker such as diltiazem (Tiazac, Cartia, Cardizem), felodipine (Plendil), nifedipine (Procardia, Adalat), verapamil (Calan, Covera, Isoptin, Verelan), and others; or
• antidepressants such as citalopram (Celexa), escitalopram (Lexapro), fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem), fluvoxamine (Luvox), paroxetine (Paxil), or sertraline (Zoloft).