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Systematic Reviews of Treatments for Glaucoma
Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of treatments for glaucoma.
Created July 2011
11 Resources Found
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| Title: | Laser peripheral iridoplasty for angle-closure glaucoma |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world. Angle-closure glaucoma describes one of the mechanisms which leads to glaucoma. In angle-closure, the |
| Date: | Jan 2012 |
| Title: | Acupuncture as a treatment modality for patients with glaucoma |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. Although there are many existing treatments, including the use of eye drops, laser treatment, and a variety of surgical procedures, some patients may seek complementary or alternative medicine such as ... |
| Date: | Mar 2010 |
| Title: | Mitomycin C for glaucoma surgery |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Surgical treatment of glaucoma is usually reserved for serious cases which cannot be controlled by other means such as topical medication or laser. Surgery can be performed in most types of glaucoma in order to reduce the pressure inside the eye which i... |
| Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Title: | Neuroprotection for treatment of glaucoma in adults |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. It is classified as a group of conditions characterized by progressive damage to the optic nerve, deterioration of retinal ganglion cells and ultimately visual field loss. With regards to glaucoma, neu... |
| Date: | Jan 2010 |
| Title: | Interventions for helping people use eye drops as prescribed for raised eye pressure or glaucoma |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | A large number of people do not use eye drops as prescribed. Glaucoma is a slowly progressive eye disease, which can result in severe vision loss. Drops prescribed for raised eye pressure or glaucoma are aimed at lowering the pressure to assist in redu... |
| Date: | Jan 2009 |
| Title: | Injections of 5-Fluorouracil compared to placebo after surgery for glaucoma |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Glaucoma involves a loss of vision which may be associated with raised pressure inside the eye. When glaucoma is diagnosed, it is common to try to reduce that pressure with medical, laser or surgical interventions (trabeculectomy). Surgery does not imme... |
| Date: | Oct 2008 |
| Title: | Beta radiation in glaucoma surgery |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | The aim of glaucoma surgery is to lower the pressure in the eye. The outcome of glaucoma surgery can be affected by the rate at which the surgical wound heals. Beta radiation has been proposed as a rapid and simple treatment to slow down the healing res... |
| Date: | Oct 2008 |
| Title: | Needling for encapsulated trabeculectomy filtering blebs |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Trabeculectomy is an eye operation aimed at reducing intraocular pressure in people with glaucoma. A bleb usually forms at the site of operation, indicating aqueous drainage from the eyes. Trabeculectomy blebs can become encapsulated leading to poor dra... |
| Date: | Sep 2008 |
| Title: | Laser trabeculoplasty for open angle glaucoma |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Glaucoma is a chronic progressive disease of the optic nerve which, if not treated, leads to visual field decay and blindness at end stages. Intraocular pressure (IOP) decreasing is shown to diminish the progression of the disease, and could be achieved... |
| Date: | Aug 2007 |
| Title: | Medical interventions for primary open angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Ocular hypertension (OHT) is a condition with raised intraocular pressure (IOP) without visual field changes or discernible pathology of the optic nerve head. Ocular hypertension with IOP above 21 mmHg untreated is a major risk factor for development of... |
| Date: | May 2007 |
| Title: | Medications or surgery for the treatment of open angle glaucoma (OAG) |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Open angle glaucoma is the most common form of glaucoma and an important cause of blindness. Having a high intraocular pressure (IOP) is an important risk factor. Treatment for OAG aims to lower the IOP and thus reduce the risk of progressive loss of vi... |
| Date: | Apr 2007 |
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