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Glaucoma definition and classification
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-Increase in ocular pressure
-open(90%)and narrow angle(iris to close to lens) |
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Clinical presentation of glaucoma
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-Can be asymptomatic
-Headache, mild eye pain -optic nerve damage: blurred vision, decreased peripheral vision |
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Acute angle-closure glaucoma
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-Medical emergency
-severe eye pain, blurred vision, N/V |
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Drug classes for treatment of glaucoma
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-B-blockers
-carbonic anhydrase inhibitors -Prostaglandin analogs -alpha-agonist -cholinergics: pilocarpine |
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Beta blockers for treatment of glaucoma
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-timolol (timoptic)
-Cateolol (Ocupress) -levobunolol (Betagen) -Metipranolol (Optipranolol) -Betaxolol (Betoptic) -levobetaxolol(Betaxon) |
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Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors for glaucoma
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-acetazolamide (diamox)
-dorzolamide (Trusopt) -Brinzolamide (Azopt) -Methazolamide(Neptazane):oral -All have a sulfa moiety |
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Prostaglandin analogs for glaucoma
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-Latanoprost (Xalatan)
-Bimatoprost (Lumigan) -Travoprost (Travatan) -Unoprostone (Rescula) |
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alpha-agonists for glaucoma
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-brimonidine (Alphagan)
-Dipivefrin (propine) |
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Glaucoma drugs that decrease aqueous humor formation
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-beta antagonists
-Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors -brimonidine, apraclonidine |
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Drugs that increase aq.humor outflow in glaucoma
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-Miotics (pilocarpine, cabachol)
-Prostaglandin analogs -epinephrine, dipivefrin |
