Acute Glaucoma
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Acute Glaucoma Treatment
Treatment for acute
glaucoma
may include:
Intravenous (IV) line
Medications that reduce pressure inside the eye:
Acetazolamide
(
Diamox
)
Methazolamide
(
Neptazane
)
Glycerin
(
Osmoglyn
)
Mannitol (Osmitrol)
Isosorbide (Ismotic)
Eye drops that reduce pressure inside the eye:
Timolol
(Timoptic, Timoptic XE)
Carteolol
(
Ocupress
)
Levobetaxolol (
Betaxon
)
Levobunolol
(AKBeta, Betagan)
Apraclonidine (Iopidine)
Brimonidine
(
Alphagan
,
Alphagan
-P)
Prednisolone
(
AK-Pred
,
Econopred
)
Pilocarpine
(
Pilagan
,
Pilocar
,
Pilostat
)
Surgery for acute
glaucoma
:
A
laser
is used to make a very small hole in the iris
The hole allows fluid to circulate through the eye, which reduces the pressure inside the eye.
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Last Updated: Sep 22, 2008
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Stephen J. Schueler, MD
;
John H. Beckett, MD
;
D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Acute Glaucoma References:
Choong YF, Irfan S, Menage MJ. Acute angle closure glaucoma: an evaluation of a protocol for acute treatment. Eye. 1999 Oct;13 ( Pt 5):613-6.
Gandhewar RR, Kamath GG. Acute glaucoma presentations in the elderly. Emerg Med J. 2005 Apr;22(4):306-7.
Ivanisevic M, Erceg M, Smoljanovic A, Trosic Z. The incidence and seasonal variations of acute primary angle-closure glaucoma. Coll Antropol. 2002 Jun;26(1):41-5.
