Medications For Glaucoma Links

Second-Generation Glaucoma Stents Are Effective and Safe - Medscape

Second-Generation Glaucoma Stents Are Effective and Safe Medscape To be eligible for the study, patients had to be older than 45 years, had to have mild to moderate open-angle glaucoma with characteristics consistent with mild/moderate glaucoma, and had to be using 1 to 3 medications at the time of the screening exam ... and more »

Study Reveals That Topamax Increases the Risk of Glaucoma for Patients Using ... - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

Study Reveals That Topamax Increases the Risk of Glaucoma for Patients Using ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) The CJF hereby reports that a recent Topamax study revealed that using the drug for migraine headaches could lead to an increased risk in the development of glaucoma. (PRWEB) May 08, 2012 The Consumer Justice Foundation, a for-profit corporation whose ... and more »

Microbypass Stents Effective Treatments for Glaucoma - Medscape

Microbypass Stents Effective Treatments for Glaucoma Medscape May 4, 2012 — The trabecular microbypass stent can achieve significant reductions in intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with glaucoma. These pressure reductions result in the need for fewer medications (half the drug burden) than are typically ...

Almost 50 Percent of the Glaucoma Patient Population Remains Untreated ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Almost 50 Percent of the Glaucoma Patient Population Remains Untreated ... MarketWatch (press release) So far, the availability of a number of low-cost generic medications, including a generic version of the gold-standard prostaglandin analog (PA), Xalatan, may reduce the attractiveness of this market to potential participants. As glaucoma requires ... and more »

Prevention Connection: Should We Consider Marijuana to be a Medicine? - Patch.com

Prevention Connection: Should We Consider Marijuana to be a Medicine? Patch.com The following is a guest column by Marilyn G. Belmonte of the Burlington Drug & Alcohol Task Force: Nearly one in 10 teenagers smoke marijuana at least 20 times a month, according to the Partnership at Drugfree.org. The Partnership Attitude Tracking ... and more »