| abstract |
REFERS TO A COMPOUND OF FORMULA Ia WHERE A AND Q ARE H OR TOGETHER FORM AN ADDITIONAL LINK WHERE THE ASYMMETRIC CENTER AT POSITION 3 MAY BE RACEMIC OR MAY BE IN AN OPTICALLY ACTIVE FORM AND R IS GROUP Ib, Ic; R1 IS ALKYL IN THE FORM OF A FREE BASE OR ACID ADDED SALT. PREFERRED COMPOUNDS ARE [3R, 4aR, 10aR] -1-METHYL-3ß-HYDROXIMETHYL-6-METOXY-1,2,3,4,4aO, 5,10,10,10aß-OCTAHIDROBENZO [g] QUINOLINE, [3R, 4aR, 10aR] -1-METHYL-3ß-MESYLOXIMETHYL-6-METOXY-1,2,3,4,4aO, 5,10,10,10aß-OCTAHIDROBENZO [g] QUINOLINE, AMONG OTHERS. THE MENTIONED COMPOUNDS ARE USEFUL IN THE TREATMENT OF GLAUCOMA, MYOPIA |