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Glaucoma - Drug therapy
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Definition of 'Glaucoma'An ocular disease, occurring in many forms, having as its primary characteristics an unstable or a sustained increase in the intraocular pressure which the eye cannot withstand without damage to its structure or impairment of its function. The consequences of the increased pressure may be manifested in a variety of symptoms, depending upon type and severity, such as excavation of the optic disk, hardness of the eyeball, corneal anesthesia, reduced visual acuity, seeing of colored halos around lights, disturbed dark adaptation, visual field defects, and headaches. (Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed) |
Sunday, November 22, 2009
A clinician's guide to the assessment and management of nonadherence in glaucoma.
30 Oct 2009 
PURPOSE: To apply lessons learned in the treatment of systemic hypertension to the problem of nonadherence in glaucoma medical therapy. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Although physicians recognize that nonadherence with glaucoma medication is a problem, most ... Read more...
Patient-centered communication to assess and enhance patient adherence to glaucoma medication.
30 Oct 2009 TOPIC: Using an understanding of a patient's difficulty in revealing nonadherence and patient-centered communication skills to identify and address barriers to adherence to glaucoma medication regimens. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: In addition to cost and ... Read more...
A comprehensive perspective on patient adherence to topical glaucoma therapy.
30 Oct 2009 TOPIC: Risk factors for poor adherence or nonadherence to topical glaucoma medication regimens. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Poor adherence to glaucoma medication regimens may be associated with subsequent visual loss and irreversible optic nerve damage. ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Glaucoma - Drug therapy'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- A clinician's guide to the assessment and management of nonadherence in glaucoma. 30 Oct 2009
- Patient-centered communication to assess and enhance patient adherence to glaucoma medication. 30 Oct 2009
- A comprehensive perspective on patient adherence to topical glaucoma therapy. 30 Oct 2009
- Introduction: new insights on enhancing adherence to topical glaucoma medications.
30 Oct 2009 - A neurotrophic rationale for the therapy of neurodegenerative disorders. 29 Sep 2009
- alpha-Luminol prevents decreases in glutamate, glutathione, and glutamine synthetase in the retinas of glaucomatous DBA/2J mice. 30 Aug 2009
- Long-term outcomes of needle revision of trabeculectomy blebs with mitomycin C and 5-fluorouracil: a comparative safety and efficacy report. 30 Aug 2009
- Should we be considering selenium in glaucoma? 30 Aug 2009
- Effect of selected antihypertensives, antidiabetics, statins and diuretics on adjunctive medical treatment of glaucoma: a population based study. 30 Jul 2009
- Betaxolol hydrochloride ophthalmic suspension 0.25% and timolol gel-forming solution 0.25% and 0.5% in pediatric glaucoma: a randomized clinical trial. 30 Jul 2009
- Prevalence of uveitic secondary glaucoma and success of nonsurgical treatment in adults and children in a tertiary referral center. 29 Jun 2009
- The relationship of intranasal steroids to intraocular pressure. 29 Jun 2009
- Intraocular pressure-lowering activity of topical application of Aegle marmelos fruit extract in experimental animal models. 24 Jun 2009
- Systematic review of intraocular pressure-lowering effects of adjunctive medications added to latanoprost. 21 Jun 2009
- Antiglaucoma medications during pregnancy and the risk of low birth weight: a population-based study. 8 Jun 2009
- Changes in corneal endothelial cells after Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation: 2-year follow-up. 5 Jun 2009
- [Approaches to reduction of intraocular pressure by 30% in patients with glaucoma (review of literature)] 30 May 2009
- Retrospective cohort study of 163 pediatric glaucoma patients.
30 May 2009 - Exposure to topical apraclonidine in children with glaucoma. 30 May 2009
- Surgery for glaucoma: know your options. 30 May 2009
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Technical information about 'Glaucoma'
Definition: An ocular disease, occurring in many forms, having as its primary characteristics an unstable or a sustained increase in the intraocular pressure which the eye cannot withstand without damage to its structure or impairment of its function. The consequences of the increased pressure may be manifested in a variety of symptoms, depending upon type and severity, such as excavation of the optic disk, hardness of the eyeball, corneal anesthesia, reduced visual acuity, seeing of colored halos around lights, disturbed dark adaptation, visual field defects, and headaches. (Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)
Descriptor UI: D005901
Alternative terms: Glaucoma; Glaucomas;
Related Mesh Headings: Sclerostomy; Trabeculectomy; Filtering Surgery;
Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;
Tree Number: C11.525.381;
Technical Notes: pathol increase in intraocular pressure: differentiate from OCULAR HYPERTENSION ("intraocular pressure above normal & which may lead to glaucoma"); /surg: consider also FILTERING SURGERY or SCLEROSTOMY or TRABECULECTOMY