Therapeutic agents used to treat glaucoma are designed to decrease the intra-ocular pressure (IOP) either by decreasing the aqueous humor production in the ciliary body and/or by enhancing the aqueous humor drainage f...Therapeutic agents used to treat glaucoma are designed to decrease the intra-ocular pressure (IOP) either by decreasing the aqueous humor production in the ciliary body and/or by enhancing the aqueous humor drainage from the eye. Oral carbonic an-hydrase inhibitors (CAIs) were the mainstay in the glaucoma therapy but of late, these agents have become less popular due展开更多
文摘Therapeutic agents used to treat glaucoma are designed to decrease the intra-ocular pressure (IOP) either by decreasing the aqueous humor production in the ciliary body and/or by enhancing the aqueous humor drainage from the eye. Oral carbonic an-hydrase inhibitors (CAIs) were the mainstay in the glaucoma therapy but of late, these agents have become less popular due