Ask the Expert: Alternative Therapies for Glaucoma
The only proven therapy for glaucoma is lowering interocular pressure. However, there’s a lot of interest from patients in knowing, “What else can I do?”
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The only proven therapy for glaucoma is lowering interocular pressure. However, there’s a lot of interest from patients in knowing, “What else can I do?”
Learn about novel approaches to drug delivery currently being developed with an aim to improve medical therapy for glaucoma patients.
Two new categories of glaucoma medication eye drops have shown to lower eye pressure significantly and compare well to other established medications.
If you have side effects from a glaucoma medication, be sure to tell your doctor, who can adjust your treatment plan based on your needs.
A glaucoma patient shares his experience with having selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) — a laser treatment for open-angle glaucoma that lowers eye pressure.
Cataracts are like wrinkles — everyone gets them when they get older. When people with glaucoma get cataracts, it’s the perfect opportunity to treat both problems at once.
In this “Questions and Answers” article, learn about new glaucoma medications available in 2019, how they’re different from existing treatments, and their potential side effects.
Generic drugs work well for most patients, but there are differences compared to the brand name products.
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