FDA-Approved Eye Drops for Glaucoma – Beta-blockers, Selective Alpha Adrenergic Agonist, CAIs
Part 2 of 14 of “Adjusting the Faucet or Opening the Drain – Currently Available Methods to Treat the Plumbing Problem of Open Angle Glaucoma” | A San Gabriel Valley Optometric Society (SGVOS) Continuing Education Dinner Event – 2 hours CE | Featured...FDA-Approved Eye Drops for Glaucoma – Prostaglandin Analogs, Cholinergic Receptors Agonists, Fixed Combination Agents
Part 3 of 14 of “Adjusting the Faucet or Opening the Drain – Currently Available Methods to Treat the Plumbing Problem of Open Angle Glaucoma” | A San Gabriel Valley Optometric Society (SGVOS) Continuing Education Dinner Event – 2 hours CE | Featured...Vesneo: A New Glaucoma Medication With Dual Action
Vesneo (latanoprostene bunod) is an experimental glaucoma medication developed by French pharmaceutical firm Nicox. It is essentially a prostaglandin analog “plus”. Find out more…
Could a New Class of Glaucoma Medications Be Around The Corner?
An exciting new class of potential glaucoma medications include what are termed the ROCK and ROCK/NET inhibitors. And it’s about time! Twenty years have passed since the last new class of medications (prostaglandin analogs) were approved for the treatment of glaucoma.
Sick & Tired of High IOPs? Drop the drops!
So, you’ve got glaucoma. Your doctor prescribed some drops So, you’ve got glaucoma. Your doctor prescribed some drops…told you to use them once, twice, maybe three times a day…but whoa! I bet she didn’t know just how expensive they were...Glaucoma Drops: Saving Your Sight, One Drop At A Time
Glaucoma Drops/ Medications Eye medications have been used to treat glaucoma effectively for decades. Different glaucoma drugs have evolved from the miotics of the 60’s (pilocarpine, carbachol epinephrine); beta blockers (timolol, carteolol, betaxolol); carbonic...Glaucoma Treatment – Drops Worsen Tear Film Almost Immediately
We’ve known for awhile now that the most common glaucoma treatment (eyedrops) worsen Tear Deficiency Syndrome (also known as “Dry Eye”). A new study, however, provides convincing evidence that glaucoma treatment drops can result in immediate...I’ve Used Glaucoma Drops For A Very Long Time. Will That Affect The Success Of Canaloplasty?
Possibly. There is growing evidence that Schelmm’s canal (the eye’s natural drainage duct) decreases in size with long-term use of glaucoma medications. If there is significant stenosis (scarring down) of the canal, then it may not be possible to thread the catheter...
