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Abstract #27511 Published in IGR 12-4
Contemporary pharmacotherapy of glaucoma
Ruzickova E; Fichtl M; Betkova J; Kalvodova BKlinicka Farmakologie a Farmacie 2009; 23: 111-114
Glaucomas - one of the most serious problems of ophthalmology - have one of the leading position at a risk of irreversible world blindness, the glaucomas causes 13 % of a whole world blindness. It is well known that around 3,0-3,5 % of population have glaucomatous damage of an optic nerve linked with a loss of vision and visual field loss. Because there are many types of glaucoma which affects younger generation, it is possible to rank glaucoma among all-society problems. Elevated intraocular pressure was always hold as main etiopathogenetics factor which causes the glaucoma. Tendency to lower intraocular presure was considered as the main philosophy of conservative treatment of glaucoma in the past. In this point of view it has been changed a lot at last passed years. Glaucoma is thought to be multifactorial disease and the high intraocular pressure is one of its risk factors - high intraocular pressure is too high to provide sufficient blood-flow through the optic nerve disc. Sufficient blood flow through the optic disc is necessary to preserve changeless visual acuity. As an ideal medicament should be considered the one which is satisfyingly safe for the patient, has a minimum of advers events, lower IOP at the levels well secure for the eye, improve blood flow through the optic nerve head and enhance hemodynamic parameters. LA: Czech
E. Ruzickova. Ocni klinika VFN a 1. LF UK, U Nemocnice 2, 128 00 Praha 2, Czech Republic. evaruzic@seznam.cz
Classification:
11.1 General management, indication (Part of: 11 Medical treatment)
