A Patient with Open-Angle Glaucoma Receives a Drug That Activates

A patient with open-angle glaucoma receives a drug that activates muscarinic receptors in the eye. Which action is responsible for the therapeutic effect of this drug?

A) contraction of ciliary muscle
B) relaxation of ciliary muscle
C) contraction of iris sphincter muscle
D) relaxation of iris sphincter muscle
E) stimulation of lacrimal gland secretion

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