Current management of glaucoma

J Lusthaus, I Goldberg - Medical Journal of Australia, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Glaucoma is an irreversible progressive optic neuropathy, for which the major proven
treatment is to lower the intraocular pressure (IOP). Five groups of IOP‐lowering eye drops …

Preservatives in eyedrops: the good, the bad and the ugly

C Baudouin, A Labbé, H Liang, A Pauly… - Progress in retinal and …, 2010 - Elsevier
There is a large body of evidence from experimental and clinical studies showing that the
long-term use of topical drugs may induce ocular surface changes, causing ocular …

Primary open-angle glaucoma preferred practice pattern®

SJ Gedde, K Vinod, MM Wright, KW Muir, JT Lind… - Ophthalmology, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) is a chronic, progressive ocular disease
causing loss of the optic nerve rim and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) with associated …

[PDF][PDF] Primary open-angle glaucoma preferred practice pattern® guidelines

BE Prum, LF Rosenberg, SJ Gedde, SL Mansberger… - …, 2016 - academia.edu
Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a chronic, progressive optic neuropathy in adults
in which there is a characteristic acquired atrophy of the optic nerve and loss of retinal …

Latanoprost for open-angle glaucoma (UKGTS): a randomised, multicentre, placebo-controlled trial

DF Garway-Heath, DP Crabb, C Bunce, G Lascaratos… - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Background Treatments for open-angle glaucoma aim to prevent vision loss through
lowering of intraocular pressure, but to our knowledge no placebo-controlled trials have …

Genome-wide analyses identify 68 new loci associated with intraocular pressure and improve risk prediction for primary open-angle glaucoma

AP Khawaja, JN Cooke Bailey, NJ Wareham… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness globally. Despite its gravity, the
disease is frequently undiagnosed in the community. Raised intraocular pressure (IOP) is …

Genome-wide analysis of multi-ancestry cohorts identifies new loci influencing intraocular pressure and susceptibility to glaucoma

PG Hysi, CY Cheng, H Springelkamp, S Macgregor… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) is an important risk factor in developing glaucoma, and
variability in IOP might herald glaucomatous development or progression. We report the …

New insights into the genetics of primary open-angle glaucoma based on meta-analyses of intraocular pressure and optic disc characteristics

H Springelkamp, AI Iglesias, A Mishra… - Human molecular …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), the most common optic neuropathy, is a heritable
disease. Siblings of POAG cases have a ten-fold increased risk of developing the disease …

Detrimental effect of preservatives in eyedrops: implications for the treatment of glaucoma

C Baudouin - Acta ophthalmologica, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Antiglaucoma medications are often associated with ocular adverse reactions such as dry
eye, and burning or stinging sensations. These undesirable effects may lead to treatment …

[PDF][PDF] Primary open-angle glaucoma suspect preferred practice pattern® guidelines

BE Prum, MC Lim, SL Mansberger, JD Stein… - …, 2016 - lin.hs.uci.edu
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Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Suspect © 2016 by the American Academy of Ophthalmology …