Timolol 0.5% Eye Drops for Essential Tremor: First Successful Case Report

Mo Med. 2024 Nov-Dec;121(6):464-466.

Abstract

This paper presents a new treatment modality, timolol 0.5% eye drops either topical to normal eyes or preferably by a compounded nasal spray for episodic use in patients with mild to moderate essential tremor. This would primarily be patients wishing to damp their tremors on certain occasions or who were not able to tolerate daily oral beta blockers. We believe this to be a first literature report.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / administration & dosage
  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Aged
  • Essential Tremor* / drug therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Ophthalmic Solutions* / administration & dosage
  • Ophthalmic Solutions* / therapeutic use
  • Timolol* / administration & dosage
  • Timolol* / therapeutic use
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Timolol
  • Ophthalmic Solutions
  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists