There are a lot of medicines out there to deal with glaucoma. Earlier than you begin taking glaucoma medicines, inform your physician about different medicines, dietary supplements, or nutritional vitamins you are taking. Eye drops for glaucoma might have an effect on how these different medicines work.
Some sorts of eye drops work by serving to fluid drain out of your eye, which lowers eye stress. Examples embody:
- Prostaglandins, like Xalatan (latanoprost), Travatan Z (travoprost), Zioptan (tafluprost), and Lumigan (bimatoprost)
- Rho kinase inhibitor, like Rhopressa (netarsudil)
- Nitric oxides, like Vyzulta (latanoprostene bunod)
- Miotic or cholinergic brokers, like Isopto Carpine (pilocarpine)
Different sorts of eye drops work by decreasing the quantity of fluid your eye makes. Examples embody:
- Alpha-adrenergic agonists, like Iopidine (apraclonidine) and Alphagan P or Qoliana (brimonidine)
- Beta blockers, like Betoptic (betaxolol) and Betimol, Istalol, or Timoptic (timolol)
- Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, like Trusopt (dorzolamide) and Azopt (brinzolamide)
