Precautions for medication treatment of glaucoma

  If you choose to take medication for glaucoma, you need to keep taking it, otherwise your IOP will rise again. The principle of most IOP-lowering drugs is to reduce the production of intraocular atrial fluid to play the purpose of lowering IOP, so once the drug is stopped, IOP may rise again.  1, choose the right drug for yourself, there are as many as 6 kinds of anti-glaucoma drugs, different patients may react to the drugs – the effect of lowering IOP may be different, doctors will prescribe drugs according to the effect of individual lowering IOP, or two or three, patients with drugs, in addition to pay attention to the effect of lowering IOP, but also need to pay attention to the use of drugs for physical discomfort, and timely communication with doctors After using the medication, besides paying attention to the effect of lowering IOP, patients should also pay attention to the discomfort after using the medication and communicate with the doctor in a timely manner so that the doctor can accurately grasp the amount and variety of your eye use in a timely manner to ensure safe and effective treatment. In general, the side effects of glaucoma eye drops are not significant.  2, lightly close your eyes after dropping eye drops, so that the eye medication in the eyes for a longer period of time to increase the drug effect.  3, at least 5 minutes between different medications to avoid the latter point of the medication to flush the former medication out of the conjunctival sac.  4.When dropping eye medication, avoid touching the medication to the eye, one contaminates the mouth of the medication, and the other has the risk of injuring the eye. Older patients or those with shaky hands can ask a family member or chaperone to do it for them.  5.Some medicines have special requirements for preservation, such as refrigeration, please store them as required to maintain the effectiveness of the medicine.  6.After taking the medication, test the eye pressure regularly according to the doctor’s requirements.