Explain How Meds for Glaucoma Stack Up
May 2025
Recent guidelines are leading to questions about how meds for open-angle glaucoma compare.
Treatment is aimed at managing intraocular pressure (IOP)...by using meds that increase fluid outflow or decrease fluid production.
Prostaglandins (latanoprost, etc) are still first-line. They’re the most effective...only need to be used once daily in the evening...and there’s no evidence that one option is significantly better than another.
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