How the Medication Works: Lowers intra-ocular pressure by increasing the drainage of eye fluid (called aqueous humor) out of the eye. Since more fluid is drained, the pressure in the eye is reduced. Directions for Taking the Medication: One eye-drop, once a day, in the evening (or at night, before going to sleep). Advantages of […]
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This eye-drop contains a combination of two other medications: Xalatan (or a different prostaglandin drop) and Tiloptic. The side-effects, advantages and disadvantages are identical to the combination of each of these two medications separately. Taking Xalcom is like taking one drop from each bottle of Xalatan and Tiloptic, except that it is more convenient (one
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How the Medication Works: Lowers intra-ocular pressure by reducing the amount of fluid (aqueous humor) secreted in the eye as well as by increasing drainage of the fluid out of the eye. Since less fluid is produced and more fluid is eliminated, the pressure in the eye is reduced. Directions for Taking the Medication: One
How the Medication Works: These tablets lower intra-ocular pressure by reducing the amount of fluid (aqueous humor) produced, and hence secreted, into the eye. Since less fluid is produced, the pressure in the eye is reduced. Directions for Taking the Medication: A full dose of these medications is as follows: Diamox pills: One pill, four
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How the Medication Works: Pilocarpine lowers intra-ocular pressure by increasing the drainage of eye fluid (called aqueous humor) out of the eye. Since more fluid is drained, the pressure in the eye is lowered. Directions for Taking the Medication: One drop, four times a day. Advantages of this Medication: This medication is both inexpensive and
These are medications that were widely used in the past, but are almost never used today, due to their side-effects (local side-effects: in the eye, and systemic side-effects: of the body), or as a result of relatively minimal effects on intra-ocular pressure. Propine and Phospholine Iodide are almost impossible to find at pharmacies, these days,
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Many different types of eye-drops and ointments exist on the market for the treatment of dry eyes, making it frustrating to figure out which one
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Eye-drops that belong to the family of steroids, also called corticosteroids. They are anti-inflammatory and serve to decrease scarring. They are given after intraocular surgeries, such as cataract and glaucoma surgery. After glaucoma surgery, they are initially given very frequently (starting with one drop every hour, during the day), and then the dose is very
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Antibiotic Eye Drops: Oflox / Gentamycin / Lacromycin / Opti-Genta / Okacin / Vigamox / Zymar Antibiotics are given as eye-drops in order to prevent bacterial infection following intraocular surgery (surgery performed within the eye). They are prescribed as preventative, prophylactic, treatment, usually given at a dose of 3-4 times a day. These same antibiotic
Atropine is an eye-drop which is used to dilate the pupil for extended periods of time. One drop may dilate the pupil for as long as one to two weeks. This eye-drop is infrequently given to calm the eye, and to reduce inflammation, following specific types of glaucoma surgery.
