Drug therapy of initial open-angle glaucoma
Pliushko, D.G.; Sobko, E.G.
Oftalmologicheskii Zhurnal 2: 72-74
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0030-0675 PMID: 2755663 Document Number: 346163
The paper analyses results of long-term general and local medicamentous treatment of 86 patients with open-angle initial glaucoma. The hypotensive preparations were miotics, sympathomimetics, beta-blockers, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. Regulation of intraocular pressure by means of miotics was achieved in 30% of cases and by means of sympathomimetics--in 53%. The best hypotensive effect with a long-term regulation of intraocular pressure was achieved by means of beta-blockers. In order to correct vascular disturbances, angioprotectors, cavinton, rheopolyglucin, 2 courses a year were used. A systematic, pathogenetically grounded medicamentous treatment of initial glaucoma allows to achieve stabilization of glaucomatous process in 88% of cases.