Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology

Associate Professor,L.N. Medical College and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Dean & Professor & Head, Department of Ophthalmology, L.N. Medical College and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Glaucoma ,Open-angle ,Closed-angle ,Pharmacotherapy ,

Glaucoma is a term describing a group of ocular (eye) disorders that result in optic nerve damage, often associated with increased fluid pressure in the eye (intraocular pressure) (IOP). The disorders can be roughly divided into two main categories, "open-angle" and "closed-angle" (or "angle closure") glaucoma. Open-angle chronic glaucoma is painless, tends to develop slowly over time and often has no symptoms until the disease has progressed significantly. It is treated with either glaucoma medication to lower the pressure, or with various pressure-reducing glaucoma surgeries. Closedangle glaucoma, however, is characterized by sudden eye pain, redness, nausea and vomiting, and other symptoms resulting from a sudden spike in intraocular pressure, and is treated as a medical emergency. Glaucoma can permanently damage vision in the affected eye(s), first by decreasing peripheral vision (reducing the visual field), and then potentially leading to blindness if left untreated. Pharmacotherapy is mainly available for open angle glaucoma. Here we will focus on recent development in pharmacotherapy of Glaucoma.

5 , 12 , 2015