Medical management of glaucoma

Medical Management of Glaucoma: an Overview

The eye is considered one of the greatest gifts of God. History of diseases is as old as the civilization of human being. Various chronic eye diseases required urgent attention like glaucoma, keratoconjuctivitis sicca, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration etc. Glaucoma constitutes a diverse group of disorders characterized by optic neuropathy associated with field changes in which intraoc...

Medical Management of Glaucoma via Delivery systems

5 Among the myriad of issues facing glaucoma patients and clinicians alike are the sizable barriers to ocular drug delivery. Most existing glaucoma medications are hypotensive agents administered as topical eye drops, whose frequent and burdensome administration leads to patient adherence rates considered to be “pharmacologically insufficient” in over 75% of patients1. Even when eye drops are a...

Stem ‍Cells in Glaucoma Management

Glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide. Despite tremendous advances in medical and surgical management of glaucoma in the recent years, the prevalence of glaucoma related blindness is anticipated to increase in the future decades because of the aging population. Stem cells have the potential to change the glaucoma management in several ways. There are several areas of ...

Helicobacter pylori Eradication in the Management of Glaucoma

Medical Treatment of Glaucoma.

PURPOSE this review aims to establish the easiest possible diagram to aid the ophthalmologist in the management of the numerous antiglaucomatous agents that have been increasing our therapeutic group. METHOD we have analyzed the indications, advantages and inconveniences of the medical treatment successively and have reviewed the criteria used to choose a specific drug based on glaucoma sever...