Some Glaucoma Treatment Drugs You Should Know

When suffering from Glaucoma, patients should go to the doctor for a check-up so that the doctor can prescribe the most appropriate course and method or prescribe medication for the condition. This article will provide some reference Glaucoma treatment drugs, helping patients better understand drugs and disease conditions.

Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in Vietnam as well as in the world. Early detection and proper treatment will help reduce the rate of blindness and preserve visual function. Immediately after being diagnosed with the disease, the doctor will prescribe you a number of medications to treat Glaucoma, mainly eye-lowering drugs.

What is Glaucoma?

Glaucoma is also known as Glaucoma, in addition, the disease is also known by many other names such as migraine/glaucoma. This is an eye disease that occurs when the amount of fluid in the eyeball accumulates, increasing the pressure inside the eye. The disease can damage the optic nerve and cause vision loss, more seriously, blindness. 

If detected early and treated can prevent dangerous complications, patients can avoid vision loss. The sick person should go to the hospital or medical facility for examination and diagnosis. From there, the doctor gives the method and prescribes the most suitable treatment drugs for the condition. In particular, drugs to treat Glaucoma are mainly eye drops or oral antihypertensive drugs. 

What is Glaucoma?

The disease is classified into 4 main morphological types: open-angle glaucoma, closed-angle glaucoma, congenital glaucoma and secondary glaucoma. And found to have this condition, the patient needs to follow and take the medication prescribed by the doctor to slow down and prevent possible vision problems. 

Causes of Glaucoma

Until now, the cause of Glaucoma is still not clear. However, the disease is associated with increased pressure inside the eye and/or blood flow that nourishes the optic nerve. 

It can be congenital or due to damage to the inside of the eye. When increased hydrocele pressure can lead to Glaucoma, however, not everyone gets Glaucoma when there is increased hydrocele. Certain factors may increase the risk of glaucoma:

• Age: About 10 people over the age of 75 have Glaucoma.
• Ethnicity: People of African, Caribbean, or Asian ancestry are at higher risk than people from other regions.
• Genetic 

Causes of Glaucoma 

Medications to treat Glaucoma 

Drugs to treat glaucoma

This is a medication used to help the fluid in the patient's eye to drain better. In some cases, this medicine can also reduce the fluid that a person's eyes make. Here are some common types of glaucoma eye drops:

Prostaglandin analogues: These help reduce pressure in the eye, helping to increase the amount of fluid that leaves the eye. Some commonly prescribed drugs fall into this group:

• Bimatoprost: Lumigan eye drops 5ml with the main ingredient is Bimatoprost 0.01%. Medicines prescribed by doctors to reduce the increase in intraocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma or glaucoma.
• Latanoprost.
• Tafluprost: Taflotan is a Japanese eye drop solution. Drugs prescribed by doctors and prescribed to reduce high intraocular pressure in patients. open-angle glaucoma or glaucoma.
• Travoprost: Travatan eye drops with the main ingredient is Travoprost 40 μg/ml. The drug is a sterile, clear solution, prescribed by doctors to reduce intraocular pressure in patients with glaucoma or open-angle glaucoma.

Glaucoma treatment drugs 

Beta-blockers: This is the second most common type of glaucoma medication that works to reduce the amount of fluid the eye makes, helping to lower intraocular pressure. Some commonly prescribed drugs fall into this group:

• Betaxolol: Betoptic eye drops with the main active ingredient is Betaxolol. The drug is effective in lowering intraocular pressure and is indicated for patients with chronic open-angle glaucoma and glaucoma. 
• Timolol: Timolol Maleate eye drops with the ingredient Timolol maleate are effective in the treatment of glaucoma, chronic open-angle glaucoma, glaucoma due to absence of a lens.

Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors:  Reduce eye pressure by limiting fluid in the eye. Some commonly prescribed drugs fall into this group:

• Brinzolamide: Azopt eye drops are formulated with the main ingredient Brinzolamide 10mg/ml. This is a prescription drug for the treatment of glaucoma, open-angle glaucoma unresponsive or contraindicated to beta-blockers.
• Dorzolamide. 

Combination drugs: These are some drugs that are prepared by combining two drugs together. Some common combination drugs:

• Timolol and dorzolamide.
• Brimonidine and timolol.
• Brimonidine and brinzolamide.
• Travoprost and Timolol: Duotrav eye drops with 2 main ingredients Travoprost and Timolol. It is indicated for the reduction of intraocular pressure in adult patients with open-angle glaucoma or glaucoma who have not responded adequately to beta-blockers or prostaglandin analogues. 
• Brinzolamide and Timolol: Azarga eye drops are formulated with 2 main active ingredients Brinzolamide and Timolol. The drug is indicated to reduce intraocular pressure in patients with glaucoma or open-angle glaucoma.

Oral glaucoma medication

Oral medications are rarely prescribed, but if eye drops aren't enough to control the condition, your doctor will prescribe more oral medications.

Typically, oral medications contain carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. This substance reduces pressure inside the eye by slowing the production of fluid in the eye. 

Some of the more popular drugs in this category are: 

• Acetazolamide: Acetazolamide medicine has the main ingredient Acetazolamide 250mg. The drug is prescribed by doctors to treat open-angle glaucoma (non-congestive, chronic alone), acute angle-closure glaucoma (narrow angle, occlusion), and secondary glaucoma.
• Methazolamide.

The information in the article helps people to know information about Glaucoma as well as some Glaucoma treatment drugs . And the information is for reference only, so when detecting the disease, each person should see a doctor to be prescribed the most suitable drug, should not arbitrarily use the drug without the permission of the doctor. 

While taking medication, whether it is eye drops or oral medication, patients should follow the doctor's instructions to control the progression of the disease as well as prevent complications caused by glaucoma.