glaucoma eye drops funded by the Ministry of Health

He glaucoma This is an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and, if not treated promptly, can lead to irreversible vision loss. This is one of main causes of blindness in the world –affects 3% population of Spain – and often develops no noticeable symptoms until the damage is significant, so many people are unaware they are suffering from it. Therefore, detection of glaucoma in the initial stages is critical given slow down or prevent progression of the disease.

To this end, the Ministry of Health has approved funding for the first treatment against main cause of glaucoma: near ‘Rockland‘, About the brand Santenand its use allows reduce intraocular pressure and prevent vision loss. The novelty of the treatment lies in the fact that until now the treatment has not worked on trabecular meshwork

Which main reason illnesses and origin of the increase intraocular pressure.

Four types of disease

MedlinePlus explains on its website that there are four types glaucoma: glaucoma open corner -type more often—, glaucoma closed corner or from corner lockglaucoma congenital and glaucoma secondary.

Open-angle glaucoma develops. no symptoms in most people who become ill, so by the time vision loss is noticed, the damage is already serious. In turn, MedlinePlus notes that the closed angle may entail sudden and severe pain in one eye, vision blurred or reduced, nausea And vomit, halos looks like a rainbow around the lights, redness and feeling inflammation in the eye.

Congenital glaucoma is almost always detected in a few months, with symptoms such as opacity before your eyes, extension one or both eyes, redness eye, sensitivity in the light and tearing. Finally, symptoms of secondary glaucoma may resemble secondary glaucoma. open corner or from closed corner, depending on the reason.

Decision from the hand of “Rocklands”

The treatment approved by the Ministry of Health consists of a “solution in the form tears For reduce pressure inside the eye in adults with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension,” the European Medicines Agency explains on its website. Its two active ingredients are: netarsudil

And latanoprostthey work together to reduce pressure inside the eye.

The agency says two major treatment studies in which participants 1468 adults with glaucoma or ocular hypertension—showed that “Rocklanda is more effective in lowering ocular pressure than any of its drugs.” two active ingredients administered separately“.

The medicine is available in the form tears and the dose should be a drop in the affected eye evening.

Despite this, the Agency notes, treatment should be start from an ophthalmologist and, therefore, you can do without it only recipe medical.