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Abstract #6457 Published in IGR 3-2
Range of topically active medications for treatment of glaucoma may reduce the need for surgery
Authors unknownDrugs and Therapy Perspectives 2001; 17: 5-10
Glaucoma is a relatively common eye disorder and can lead to blindness. Medical treatment should be initiated with topical β-blockers as monotherapy provided the patient has no cardiac or pulmonary disease. Alternatively, other monotherapy (topical prostaglandins, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (CAIs) or α2-adrenergic agonists) should be tried. Combination therapy is used if monotherapy is ineffective. Laser treatment or ocular surgery is used in those patients who fail to respond to combination therapy. If the option proves successful, drug treatment of open-angle glaucoma is likely to be lifelong. Therefore, careful consideration of the efficacy, ocular tolerance, systemic safety and convenience of usage needs to be made when choosing which drug or combination of drugs to use for each patient.
Classification:
11.1 General management, indication (Part of: 11 Medical treatment)