What is Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a group of diseases of the optic nerve involving loss of retinal ganglion cells in a characteristic pattern of optic neuropathy. Although raised intraocular pressure is...
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Glaucoma Treatments
| Treatment | Description | Reviewed by | Helps | |
 | Xalatan | Xalatan (latanoprost 0.005%) ophthalmic solution is a topical medication used for con... Read Reviews | 47 Members | 88% of the time |
| Lumigan | Lumigan is a drug used in the reduction of intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients wit... Read Reviews | 28 Members | 84% of the time |
| Timoptic | Timoptic (timolol maleate) is a non-selective beta-adrenergic receptor blocker. Timop... Read Reviews | 20 Members | 83% of the time |
| Surgery, Trabeculoplasty | Laser trabeculoplasty (LTP) is the application of a laser beam to burn areas of the t... Read Reviews | 19 Members | 83% of the time |
| Alphagan P | Alphagan is a medication used to treat open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension. It... Read Reviews | 16 Members | 73% of the time |
| Azopt | Azopt(brinzolamide 1% opthalmic suspension) is an eye drop used to treat glaucoma. Br... Read Reviews | 12 Members | 100% of the time |
| Glaucoma Valve | A glaucoma valve is a medical shunt used in the treatment of glaucoma to reduce the e... Read Reviews | 8 Members | 100% of the time |
| Marijuana | Medically, cannabis is most often used as an appetite stimulant and pain reliever for... Read Reviews | 7 Members | 83% of the time |
| Acetazolamide | Acetazolamide, sold under the trade name Diamox, is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor th... Read Reviews | 7 Members | 100% of the time |
| Laser Surgery | A laser scalpel is a scalpel for surgery, cutting tissue by the energy of laser light... Read Reviews | 4 Members | 100% of the time |
| Prednisone | Prednisone is a synthetic corticosteroid drug which is usually taken orally and can b... Read Reviews | 1 Member | 100% of the time |
| Aricept | Donepezil, marketed under the trade name Aricept® (Eisai), is a centrally acting rev... Read Reviews | 1 Member | |
| Laughter | While it is normally only considered cliché that "laughter is the best medicine," sp... Read Reviews | 1 Member | 100% of the time |
