Canine glaucoma: medical and surgical treatment options.
Canine glaucoma can be treated medically or surgically, depending on the underlying cause, disease stage, desired outcome, available equipment, and owner's financial limitations. Common medications for glaucoma include hyperosmotics, I(2)-blockers, carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, cholinergics, and prostaglandin analogues. Surgical options include aqueous humor shunts, cyclodestructive procedures, enucleation, intrascleral prostheses, and chemical ablation. Each patient requires a customized treatment plan that generally includes a combination of medications and, potentially, surgical intervention.
Reinstein
Shelby
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The University of Pennsylvania.
Rankin
Amy
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Allbaugh
Rachel
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D058647:Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D002257:Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D058647:Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D002257:Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors; D011453:Prostaglandins