GLAUCOMA TREATMENT

A method and a composition for treating or reducing and/or controlling intraocular pressure comprising administering an effective amount of a renin inhibiting compound of the formula: wherein A is a substituent; W is CO or CHOH and U is CH2 or NR2 wherein R2 is hydrogen or loweralkyl; with the proviso that when W is CHOH then U is CH2; R1 is loweralkyl, cycloalkyl, benzyl, (alpha,alpha)-dimethylbenzyl, 4-hydroxybenzyl, 4-methoxybenzyl, halobenzyl, (1-naphthyl)methyl, (2-naphthyl)methyl, (4-imidazoyl)methyl, phenethyl, 1-benzyloxyethyl, phenoxy, thiophenoxy or anilino; R3 is loweralkyl, loweralkenyl, ((alkoxy)alkoxy)alkyl, carboxyalkyl, (thioalkoxy)alkyl, benzyl or heterocyclic ring substituted methyl; and R4 is a substituted amino group; or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or esters thereof. Also disclosed are compositions, methods and kits for treating glaucoma or reducing and/or controlling intraocular pressure wherein the renin inhibiting compound is administered in combination with a beta-adrenergic antagonist, a steroidal antiinflammatory agent or an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibiting compound.