Which of the following categories of autonomic nervous system (ANS)agents can cause an acute rise in intraocular blood pressure in patients with narrow-angle glaucoma?

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Anticholinergics are the only ANS drug group that can cause an acute rise in intraocular pressure in patients with narrow-angle glaucoma.Glaucoma is divided into narrow-angle (5% of glaucoma cases)and open-angle glaucoma (95% of glaucoma cases).Anticholinergic drugs can precipitate an acute attack in unrecognized cases of this rare condition.

Which of the Following Categories of Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)agents