Echothiophate 2. Actions:

Actions include generalized cholinergic stimulation, paralysis of motor function (causing breathing difficulties), and convulsions. Echothiophate produces intense miosis and, thus, has found therapeutic use. Intraocular pressure falls from the facilitation of outflow of aqueous humor. Atropine in high dosages can reverse many of the muscarinic and some of the central effects of echothiophate.