Pharmacotherapy of glaucoma: new opportunities, old challenges

Katsanos, Andreas; Dastiridou, Anna

doi:10.1080/14656566.2017.1362392

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“…H 2 S, a gaseous transmitter can relax contracted vascular smooth muscles in several parts of the body including the eye and might be a potential drug for lowering IOP [13,14]. Other potentially IOP lowering drugs (adenosine receptor agents and small interfering RNAs) are currently being studied [15,16].…”

Section: New Pharmaceutical Approaches To Treat Glaucoma and New Waysmentioning

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Influence of new treatment modalities on adherence in glaucoma

Meier-Gibbons

Berlin

Töteberg‐Harms

2019

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

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PURPOSE OF REVIEW It is well known that glaucoma patients are not adherent to their therapeutic regimens. The issue of nonadherence is multifactorial and includes inadequate communication between doctors and patients, resulting in significant costs associated with enhanced disease progression. Therapeutic regimens are risk factors which often influences adherence rates. Thus, alternative treatment modalities, especially those risk factors that do not rely on patients' cooperation, may enable improvements in long-term outcomes of glaucoma in patient. RECENT FINDINGS The studies selected for this review were divided into new medications, especially advancements in pharmaceutical approaches to treat glaucoma and new ways of delivering the medication, new surgical methods, especially minimally invasive surgery methods for glaucoma, and new studies about adherence in glaucoma. SUMMARY Surprisingly, a very few studies on glaucoma medication or surgery addressed the concept of adherence. However, adherence is discussed in studies which consider psychological aspects of patients or communication issues between doctors and patients. Although these studies were performed in clinical settings, the issue of adherence is not addressed; despite it has significant effect on long-term outpatient care. A combination of both aspects, adherence and miscommunication, should be considered in studies.

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