Normal-Tension Glaucoma (cont.)

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Medical Author:

Robert C Urban, Jr, MD

Coauthor:

Lauri Graham

Medical Editor:

Richard W Allinson, MD

Medical Editor:

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD

Medical Editor:

Robert H Graham, MD

Medical Treatment

Medical treatment is aimed atlowering the pressure inside the eye. IOP-lowering medications, which come in the form of medicated eyedrops, are used to reduce the pressure by at least 30% (see How to Instill Your Eyedrops). Hopefully, by keeping the IOP low, normal-tension glaucoma can be stabilized, meaning no further optic damage or vision loss occurs.

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