Antiglaucoma

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Topical antiglaucoma medications may increase risk of lacrimal ...  -  Jun 27, 2008
Patients taking a combination of topical antiglaucoma medications are at a significantly increased risk of developing lacrimal drainage system obstruction, OSN SuperSite (subscription),

Study suggests using microscopic, macroscopic analyses for ...  -  Jun 23, 2008
Specifically, 27 eyes of 16 patients had "successful" blebs that had reduced preoperative IOP by one-third without the aid of antiglaucoma medications; OSN SuperSite (subscription),

Cornea and External Disease  -  Jun 12, 2008
CME Ocular Surface Disease and Antiglaucoma Pharmaceuticals The potential association between glaucoma medications and ocular surface disease were explored Medscape (subscription)

Antiglaucoma drug may improve post-LASIK refractive outcomes  -  Feb 19, 2008
An antiglaucoma drug may also be effective for reducing refractive regression after LASIK — including spherical errors, according to a prospective study by OSN SuperSite (subscription),

Fumitory - Uses and Side Effects  -  Mar 8, 2008
Fumitory may increase intraocular pressure and reverse the effects of antiglaucoma drugs. Increased hypotension may be seen with antihypertensives. Los Angeles Chronicle,

Viscoelastics may improve efficacy of trabeculotomy for treating ...  -  Jan 14, 2008
On average, the viscotrabeculotomy group used significantly fewer antiglaucoma medications postoperatively ( P < .05), they noted. At final follow-up, OSN SuperSite (subscription),

Prostaglandins Generally Safe for Patients With Ocular ...  -  Nov 13, 2007
...in prescribing these drugs and perhaps they should be reserved for patients who do not respond to other antiglaucoma medications, attendees were told. DG News

Therapy-resistant inflammatory glaucoma responds to transscleral ...  -  Sep 4, 2007
All of the eyes had failed maximum tolerated medical therapy, and 19 eyes (40%) had also failed previous antiglaucoma surgery, according to the study. OSN SuperSite (subscription),

Minimal evidence of chronic inflammation from antiglaucoma drugs  -  Apr 4, 2007
OSN SuperSite (subscription),A study found limited evidence that topical antiglaucoma drugs cause subclinical chronic inflammation in the conjunctiva. Ahmad Tajudin Liza-Sharmini,

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