The concept of "glaucoma" has a fairly wide range of diseases - about 60, including such features:
- increased intraocular pressure (periodic or permanent);
- violation of outflow of aqueous humor;
- visual field defects;
- violation of marginal excavation (forcing) of the optic disc;
- trophic disorders in the retina and optic nerve.
Depending on the nature of the disease, the ophthalmologist appoints antiglaucoma drugs.
The main causes and tasks of treatment of glaucoma
In order to diagnose and effectively treat glaucoma , it is necessary to periodically check the intraocular pressure at which the eye stays functioning properly, and the vision is maintained in the norm, as well as to investigate the field of vision.
High eye pressure can occur for two reasons:
- Increased fluid production inside the eyeball.
- Difficult outflow of produced eye fluid.
What are the types of eye drops from glaucoma?
If you contact the specialist in time and diagnose glaucoma at the initial stage of the disease, it is usually enough to perform medical treatment in the form of eye drops. Drops from glaucoma are divided into three main groups according to the functional action:
- Drugs that reduce the production of intraocular fluid.
- Means for outflow of an excessive eye liquid - miotiki.
- Preparations of combined action.
Names of eye drops in glaucoma and their effect
We present the list of drops from glaucoma:
1. Beta-blockers:
- Betoptik;
- Trusopt;
- Timolol;
- Betaxolol;
- Okumed;
- Arutimol;
- Asopt and others.
Drops are instilled from 1 to 2-3 times a day. The effect of these drugs is directed at suppressing the production of excess eye fluid.
2. Synthetic analogues of prostaglandins F2α:
- Travatane;
- Polycarpine;
- Xalatan;
- Glaufrost;
- Taflotan and others.
The action of these drops improves the outflow of fluid along the additional path. These drops are enough to dig in once a day.
3. Drops with a double action:
- Fotil;
- Proxopheline;
- Kosopt;
- Xalacom;
- Normoglaukon;
- Proksokarpin and others.
Drops have a double effect, have a longer healing effect, and therefore they need to be digested only once a day.