title: Canine glaucoma: medical and surgical treatment options.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: The University of Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Shelby
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reinstein
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rankin
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Allbaugh
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D058647:Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D002257:Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors; D011453:Prostaglandins